Academy converter · Suffolk

Brooklands Primary School

4–11Ages
268Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145835URN

Palfrey Heights, Brantham, Nr Manningtree, CO11 1RX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

60 applications for 41 places · 125th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 October 2022Ofsted'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		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Suffolk median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

60 applications · 41 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 1 of 8 years.

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Brooklands Primary School (URN 124626), the previous school.

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	41	60	1.5	39	0.95
Sep 2025	36	65	1.8	35	0.97
Sep 2024	51	78	1.5	49	0.96
Sep 2023	30	49	1.6	30	1.00
Sep 2022	35	56	1.6	33	0.94
Sep 2021	37	62	1.7	37	1.00
Sep 2020	20	30	1.5	17	0.85
Sep 2019	30	45	1.5	32	1.07
Sep 2018 *	30	42	1.4	30	1.00
Sep 2017 *	29	53	1.8	30	1.03
Sep 2016 *	30	55	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2015 *	26	42	1.6	26	1.00
Sep 2014 *	29	46	1.6	28	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 82% · Maths 85% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%52nd of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

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Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	18%	107	106
2023/24	88%	21%	109	108
2022/23	59%	12%	107	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

Brooklands Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Highfields Primary School
2.2 km · Essex

Remains Outstanding2022

2.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Stourview Church of England Primary Academy
2.6 km · Essex

Requires improvement2021

2.2applications per place
Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.1 km · Essex

2026

2.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.6 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

6.3applications per place
East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.3 km · Suffolk

Good2024

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Stutton Church of England Primary School
4.4 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Tattingstone Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.4 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Bradfield Primary School
4.8 km · Essex

Good2022

3.2applications per place 70%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145835 · 935/2133
Trust: Orwell Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 285 pupils · 268 on roll
Free school meals: 10.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2018
Replaced: Brooklands Primary School (URN 124626)
Address: Palfrey Heights, Brantham, Nr Manningtree, CO11 1RX
Local authority: Suffolk · Babergh

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