Brookside Primary School, Ellesmere Port

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Brookside Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 74% in Cheshire West and Chester and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (73% in reading, 67% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 20 families put Brookside Primary School as their first choice and 50 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Brookside Primary School are St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School (0.3 miles, Good, 77% reading, 74% maths); St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy (0.3 miles); The Acorns Primary and Nursery School (0.5 miles, 64% reading, 64% maths); and Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 72% maths).

Brookside Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

41.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 11.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 35 pupils (19%) received SEN support and 5 (2.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

Brookside Primary School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Overpool Rail Station, about 950 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sutton Way Hotel (near), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Brookside Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 228 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cheshire West and Chester (71), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Brookside Primary School issued 11 suspensions, 5.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Brookside Primary School are Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles); Ellesmere Port Church of England College (0.8 miles); and The Whitby High School (1 mile).