Brookfields Primary School
2 Hingeston Street, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 6PU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CREATE PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Bernadette O'Rourke
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Create Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 391
- URN
- 146437
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216751897
About this school
Brookfields Primary School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 391 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brookfields 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. 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
- Good
- 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 | 52 | 58 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 59% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 10% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 67% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 69% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 64% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Brookfields 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 | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 331 |
| 2023/24 | 410 |
| 2024/25 | 400 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brookfields Primary School compares
Brookfields Primary School ranked 208th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 3.5% | 54.8% | 391 | — |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 338 | 0.6 miles |
| Nelson Primary School | 72% | 4.9% | 48.7% | 443 | 0.6 miles |
| St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | 52% | 5.6% | 46.7% | 296 | 0.6 miles |
| St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown | 40% | 5% | 77.7% | 250 | 0.6 miles |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School | 66% | 4.1% | 85.3% | 201 | 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)
- 54.83%
- English as an additional language
- 68.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.45%
- Persistent absence
- 8.35%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Francis Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Nelson Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Chad's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Brookfields Primary School ranks 210th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brookfields Primary School teach?
- Brookfields Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Brookfields Primary School?
- The headteacher of Brookfields Primary School is Miss Bernadette O'Rourke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brookfields Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brookfields 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 Brookfields Primary School?
- Brookfields Primary School has 391 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Brookfields Primary School full?
- Brookfields Primary School has capacity for 446 pupils and 391 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 Brookfields Primary School a faith school?
- No. Brookfields Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Brookfields Primary School a selective school?
- No. Brookfields Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Brookfields Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brookfields Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Brookfields Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Brookfields Primary School is part of CREATE PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Brookfields Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brookfields Primary School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Brookfields Primary School ranked 208th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brookfields Primary School's absence rate?
- Brookfields Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brookfields Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brookfields 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 10 July 2026.