Brookside Community Primary School
Brooks Road, Street, BA16 0PR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Brian Walton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bridgwater College Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 470
- Pupils on roll
- 544
- URN
- 136848
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01458443340
About this school
Brookside Community Primary School is a primary academy in Street. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 544 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. 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 2 November 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 | 74 | 69 | 75 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 62% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 6% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 75% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 80% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 80% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 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 | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 533 |
| 2023/24 | 550 |
| 2024/25 | 568 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brookside Community Primary School compares
Brookside Community Primary School ranked 124th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 4.5% | 17.1% | 544 | — |
| Hindhayes Infant School | — | 6.5% | 17.2% | 165 | 0.7 miles |
| Elmhurst Junior School | — | 5.8% | 26.5% | 210 | 1.0 miles |
| Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 81% | 5.7% | 22.5% | 129 | 1.0 miles |
| St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School | 57% | 5.1% | 34.4% | 236 | 2.4 miles |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School | — | 6.5% | 32.1% | 184 | 2.6 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)
- 17.12%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.51%
- Persistent absence
- 11.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hindhayes Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Street
-
Elmhurst Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Street
-
Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Street
-
St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School2.4 miles
Primary · Glastonbury
-
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School2.6 miles
Primary · Glastonbury
Other schools in Street
- Elmhurst Junior School Primary
- Hindhayes Infant School Primary
- Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Crispin School Academy Secondary
- Avalon School Special schools
- Millfield School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Brookside Community Primary School teach?
- Brookside Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Street.
- Who is the headteacher of Brookside Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Brookside Community Primary School is Mr Brian Walton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brookside Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brookside 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 Brookside Community Primary School?
- Brookside Community Primary School has 544 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Brookside Community Primary School full?
- Brookside Community Primary School has capacity for 470 pupils and 544 on roll (116%), 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 Brookside Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Brookside Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brookside Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brookside Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Brookside Community Primary School?
- Brookside Community Primary School is part of BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Brookside Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Brookside Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brookside Community Primary 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 48% 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 Community Primary School rank locally?
- Brookside Community Primary School ranked 124th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% 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 Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Brookside Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brookside Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brookside 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 1 July 2026.