Foundation school · Kent

Brook Community Primary School

4–11Ages
76Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118373URN

Spelders Hill, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

25 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

close to Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

25 applications · 11 places offered · 9 named it first

2026 2.3; Kent median median 2.4
2025 4.1; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.7; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.4; Kent median median 2.3
2022 4.0; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.6; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.3; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
2017 3.3; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.9; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.2; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.8; Kent median median 2.3

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	11	25	2.3	9	0.82
Sep 2025	9	37	4.1	8	0.89
Sep 2024	12	32	2.7	11	0.92
Sep 2023	8	19	2.4	7	0.88
Sep 2022	5	20	4.0	3	0.60
Sep 2021	9	23	2.6	8	0.89
Sep 2020	13	30	2.3	11	0.85
Sep 2019	11	22	2.0	8	0.73
Sep 2018	14	29	2.1	11	0.79
Sep 2017	7	23	3.3	5	0.71
Sep 2016	7	13	1.9	7	1.00
Sep 2015	6	13	2.2	4	0.67
Sep 2014	10	18	1.8	10	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 62% · Maths 62% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%246th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	62%	0%	104	100
2023/24	33%	0%	102	97
2022/23	56%	0%	110	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Brook Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School
3.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Willesborough Infant School
3.4 km · Kent

Good2022

1.4applications per place
Willesborough Junior School
3.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

73%met the SATs standard
Brabourne Church of England Primary School
3.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

4.4applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Smeeth Community Primary School
3.8 km · Kent

Good2023

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Downs View Infant School
4.3 km · Kent

Good2023
Kennington Church of England Academy
4.3 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

64%met the SATs standard
Mersham Primary School
4.4 km · Kent

2026

3.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118373 · 886/2279
Trust: CARE Foundation Trust
Capacity: 105 pupils · 76 on roll
Free school meals: 30.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Spelders Hill, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PB
Local authority: Kent · Ashford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources