Brooksward School
Tower Drive, Neath Hill, Milton Keynes, MK14 6JZ
This school is closed (it closed in March 2024).
It was replaced by Brooksward School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Miss Jen Swain
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 334
- URN
- 132210
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
About this school
Brooksward School was a foundation primary school in Milton Keynes. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 334 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Brooksward School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2000, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 43 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - |
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 Brooksward 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 | Milton Keynes average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 312 |
| 2023/24 | 334 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brooksward School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 75% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.7% | 19.5% | 334 | — |
| Brooksward School | 76% | 4.5% | 23.7% | 311 | 0.0 miles |
| St Monica's Catholic Primary School | 60% | 5.3% | 40% | 381 | 0.3 miles |
| Downs Barn School | — | 7.2% | 28.9% | 96 | 0.6 miles |
| Great Linford Primary School | 67% | 5.5% | 34.4% | 302 | 0.6 miles |
| Southwood School | 69% | 4.2% | 43.6% | 170 | 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.5%
- English as an additional language
- 46.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.7%
- Persistent absence
- 12.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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Brooksward School0.0 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
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St Monica's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
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Downs Barn School0.6 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
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Great Linford Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Southwood School0.7 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
- Abbeys Primary School Primary
- Ashbrook School Primary
- Barleyhurst Park Primary Primary
- Bishop Parker Catholic School Primary
- Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Bradwell Village School Primary
- Brooklands Farm Primary School Primary
- Brooksward School Primary
- Broughton Fields Primary School Primary
- Bushfield School Primary
- Caroline Haslett Primary School Primary
- Castlethorpe First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brooksward School teach?
- Brooksward School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Has Brooksward School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Brooksward School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Brooksward School?
- Brooksward School had 334 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Brooksward School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Brooksward School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brooksward 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 10 July 2024.