Brookhouse Primary School
Troy Street, Blackburn, BB1 6NY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs K Forsyth
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 247
- URN
- 119344
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254666050
About this school
Brookhouse Primary School is a community primary school in Blackburn. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 247 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brookhouse Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 October 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 77% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 13% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 80% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 83% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 83% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.30 | - | - |
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 Brookhouse 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 | Blackburn with Darwen average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78% | 57.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 57.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 268 |
| 2023/24 | 263 |
| 2024/25 | 255 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brookhouse Primary School compares
Brookhouse Primary School ranked 6th of 51 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.4% | 16.8% | 247 | — |
| Cedars Primary School | 70% | 6.2% | 19.6% | 407 | 0.3 miles |
| St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn | 66% | 6.6% | 20.5% | 395 | 0.3 miles |
| St Michael With St John CofE Primary School | 69% | 5.9% | 24.8% | 262 | 0.4 miles |
| St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | 62% | 6.6% | 43.6% | 154 | 0.4 miles |
| Daisyfield Primary School | 78% | 4.8% | 17.7% | 292 | 0.5 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)
- 16.75%
- English as an additional language
- 99.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 14.67%
Location
Nearby schools
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Cedars Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn0.3 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn0.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Daisyfield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Blackburn
Other schools in Blackburn
Brookhouse Primary School ranks 6th of the 49 ranked primary schools in Blackburn.
- Audley Infant School Primary
- Audley Junior School Primary
- Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Belthorn Academy Primary School Primary
- Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary Primary
- Cedars Primary School Primary
- Daisyfield Primary School Primary
- Feniscowles Primary School Primary
- Great Harwood Primary School Primary
- Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brookhouse Primary School teach?
- Brookhouse Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Blackburn.
- Who is the headteacher of Brookhouse Primary School?
- The headteacher of Brookhouse Primary School is Mrs K Forsyth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brookhouse Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brookhouse 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 many pupils are at Brookhouse Primary School?
- Brookhouse Primary School has 247 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Brookhouse Primary School full?
- Brookhouse Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 247 on roll (118%), so it is at or above 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 Brookhouse Primary School a faith school?
- No. Brookhouse Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brookhouse Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brookhouse Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Brookhouse Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brookhouse Primary School compare with other schools in Blackburn with Darwen?
- Brookhouse Primary School ranked 6th of 51 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brookhouse Primary School's absence rate?
- Brookhouse Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brookhouse Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brookhouse 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 30 June 2026.