Brooke Primary Academy
Wike Gate Road, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 5PQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VENN ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Vikki Eggleton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Venn Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 369
- URN
- 146919
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01405812200
About this school
Brooke Primary Academy is a primary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 369 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brooke Primary Academy, 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
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 | 54 | 60 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 48% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 5% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 53% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 72% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 75% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Brooke Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Doncaster average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 328 |
| 2023/24 | 333 |
| 2024/25 | 332 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brooke Primary Academy compares
Brooke Primary Academy ranked 39th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.7% | 33.1% | 369 | — |
| Green Top | 53% | 4.6% | 29.5% | 426 | 0.4 miles |
| Thorne King Edward Primary School | 56% | 5.7% | 35.9% | 336 | 0.8 miles |
| Marshland Primary Academy | 76% | 6.9% | 47.1% | 187 | 1.4 miles |
| West Road Primary Academy | 63% | 3.7% | 43.8% | 276 | 1.6 miles |
| Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School | 79% | 6.7% | 17.8% | 220 | 2.7 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)
- 33.11%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.7%
- Persistent absence
- 14.55%
Location
Nearby schools
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Green Top0.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Thorne King Edward Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Marshland Primary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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West Road Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Brooke Primary Academy ranks 41st of the 96 ranked primary schools in Doncaster.
- Adwick Primary School Primary
- Arksey Primary School Primary
- Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy Primary
- Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy Primary
- Askern Moss Road Infant Academy Primary
- Atlas Academy Primary
- Auckley Primary Academy Primary
- Balby Central Primary Academy Primary
- Barnburgh Primary Academy Primary
- Barnby Dun Primary Academy Primary
- Bawtry Mayflower Primary School Primary
- Beckingham Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brooke Primary Academy teach?
- Brooke Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Brooke Primary Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Brooke Primary Academy is Mrs Vikki Eggleton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brooke Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brooke Primary Academy, 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 Brooke Primary Academy?
- Brooke Primary Academy has 369 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Brooke Primary Academy full?
- Brooke Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 369 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 Brooke Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Brooke Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Brooke Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brooke Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Brooke Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Brooke Primary Academy is part of VENN ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Brooke Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Brooke Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brooke Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brooke Primary Academy compare with other schools in Doncaster?
- Brooke Primary Academy ranked 39th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brooke Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Brooke Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brooke Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brooke Primary Academy'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.