Community school · Cheshire West and Chester

Brookside Primary School

3–11Ages
184Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131956URN

Rostherne Avenue, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 2EE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

50 applications for 22 places · 38th of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

Inspection history

12 July 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
22 October 2014
Graded inspection: 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 Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

50 applications · 22 places offered · 20 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2024 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2023 2.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2022 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
2021 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2020 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2019 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2018 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2017 2.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2016 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9
2015 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2014 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0

This school
Cheshire West and Chester 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	22	50	2.3	20	0.91
Sep 2025	20	44	2.2	20	1.00
Sep 2024	13	33	2.5	13	1.00
Sep 2023	13	36	2.8	11	0.85
Sep 2022	16	39	2.4	13	0.81
Sep 2021	27	45	1.7	24	0.89
Sep 2020	29	53	1.8	23	0.79
Sep 2019	30	48	1.6	28	0.93
Sep 2018	23	40	1.7	21	0.91
Sep 2017	20	45	2.3	18	0.90
Sep 2016	15	32	2.1	14	0.93
Sep 2015	25	45	1.8	22	0.88
Sep 2014	30	44	1.5	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 70% · Maths 63% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%83rd of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Cheshire West and Chester 79% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Cheshire West and Chester 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Cheshire West and Chester 73% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Cheshire West and Chester 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Cheshire West and Chester 76% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Cheshire West and Chester 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cheshire West and Chester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	0%	104	101
2023/24	53%	0%	103	101
2022/23	44%	4%	102	100

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

Brookside Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
0.6 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Not yet inspected
The Acorns Primary and Nursery School
0.8 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2022

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Meadow Primary School
1.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

2025

2.6applications per place
Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School
1.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2022

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Mary of The Angels Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Not yet inspected
Sutton Green Primary School
1.4 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Woodlands Primary School
1.4 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

1.9applications per place 49%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131956 · 896/2732
Capacity: 210 pupils · 184 on roll
Free school meals: 40.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1999
Address: Rostherne Avenue, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 2EE
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

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