Brookside Primary School
Rostherne Avenue, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 2EE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Orme
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 184
- URN
- 131956
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01515581123
About this school
Brookside Primary School is a community primary school in Ellesmere Port. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 184 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 July 2023, 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 | 27 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 53% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 73% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 67% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 73% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Brookside 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 | Cheshire West and Chester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 192 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brookside Primary School compares
Brookside Primary School ranked 92nd of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 6.8% | 42.1% | 184 | — |
| St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 5.1% | 28.3% | 213 | 0.3 miles |
| The Acorns Primary and Nursery School | 56% | 5.8% | 52.8% | 356 | 0.5 miles |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School | 62% | 5.5% | 27% | 290 | 0.6 miles |
| Meadow Primary School | — | 3.9% | 4.9% | 419 | 0.7 miles |
| Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School | 63% | 7.5% | 51.1% | 208 | 0.7 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)
- 42.11%
- English as an additional language
- 11.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.77%
- Persistent absence
- 24.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
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The Acorns Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
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Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Meadow Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
Other schools in Ellesmere Port
Brookside Primary School ranks 15th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Ellesmere Port.
- Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Childer Thornton Primary School Primary
- Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Little Sutton C of E Primary School Primary
- Meadow Primary School Primary
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary
- Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Rivacre Valley Primary School Primary
- Rossmore School Primary
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School Primary
- St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brookside Primary School teach?
- Brookside Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ellesmere Port.
- Who is the headteacher of Brookside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Brookside Primary School is Mr Daniel Orme, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brookside Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brookside 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 Brookside Primary School?
- Brookside Primary School has 184 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Brookside Primary School full?
- Brookside Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 184 on roll (88%), 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 Brookside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Brookside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brookside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brookside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Brookside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brookside Primary School rank locally?
- Brookside Primary School ranked 92nd of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brookside Primary School's absence rate?
- Brookside Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brookside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brookside 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.