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Brookmead School

Primary

Buckinghamshire · Leighton Buzzard · LU7 9EX www.brookmeadschool.co.uk

Pupils
307
cap. 390
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
307
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
307
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/12/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBuckinghamshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Brookmead School · Primary · Buckinghamshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
83%
+1pp
83%70%56%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 83%
RWM higher standard
10%
-4pp
20%12%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
54%
Writing expected standard
88%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
94%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
98%
SPAG expected standard
87%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
307
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
High Street, Ivinghoe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9EX
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2583%10%87%54%88%19%94%17%98%87%109.0107.0108.018%307
2023/2482%14%91%34%88%18%96%25%100%86%107.0106.0107.014%318
2022/2371%17%83%38%81%26%90%24%88%71%106.0106.0105.0+0.30+1.90+1.3013%317
2018/1977%20%86%51%89%23%86%46%97%86%109.0108.0107.0+1.30-0.90-1.208%335
2017/1856%4%76%15%69%6%65%22%89%70%104.0103.0104.0-3.50-4.50-3.809%338
2016/1767%10%90%40%77%13%77%23%92%77%107.0104.0105.0+1.90-1.90-1.208%328

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2530721.618%3%18%4%11%
2023/2431818.914%4%18%5%12%
2022/2331717.613%4%16%5%12%
2021/2233319.111%3%13%7%17%
2020/2134822.212%1%11%
2018/1933523.98%2%10%4%7%
2017/1833822.59%1%10%4%5%
2016/1732823.88%1%13%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.