Brook Community Primary School
Spelders Hill, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CARE Foundation Trust
- Headteacher
- Miss Ellen McCabe
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 76
- URN
- 118373
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01233812614
About this school
Brook Community Primary School is a foundation primary school in Ashford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 76 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 | 15 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 33% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 73% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 33% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 33% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 97.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brook Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71 |
| 2023/24 | 74 |
| 2024/25 | 71 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brook Community Primary School compares
Brook Community Primary School ranked 257th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 8.7% | 26.8% | 76 | — |
| Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School | 81% | 4.6% | 12.7% | 429 | 2.1 miles |
| Willesborough Infant School | — | 5.1% | 13.6% | 333 | 2.1 miles |
| Willesborough Junior School | 73% | 5.3% | 25.4% | 478 | 2.1 miles |
| Brabourne Church of England Primary School | 87% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 104 | 2.3 miles |
| Smeeth Community Primary School | 62% | 5.3% | 15.9% | 120 | 2.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.76%
- English as an additional language
- 15.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.69%
- Persistent absence
- 20.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Willesborough Infant School2.1 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Willesborough Junior School2.1 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Brabourne Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Smeeth Community Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Ashford
Other schools in Ashford
Brook Community Primary School ranks 22nd of the 39 ranked primary schools in Ashford.
- Aldington Primary School Primary
- Ashford Oaks Community Primary School Primary
- Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Beaver Green Primary School Primary
- Bethersden Primary School Primary
- Bodsham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brabourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Challock Primary School Primary
- Charing Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chilmington Green Primary School Primary
- Downs View Infant School Primary
- East Stour Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brook Community Primary School teach?
- Brook Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashford.
- Who is the headteacher of Brook Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Brook Community Primary School is Miss Ellen McCabe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brook Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brook Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Brook Community Primary School?
- Brook Community Primary School has 76 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Brook Community Primary School full?
- Brook Community Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 76 on roll (72%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brook Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Brook Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brook Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Brook Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Brook Community Primary School?
- Brook Community Primary School is part of CARE Foundation Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Brook Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brook Community Primary School rank locally?
- Brook Community Primary School ranked 257th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brook Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Brook Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brook Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brook Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.