Brockley Primary School

About Brockley Primary School

Brockley Primary School is a small state primary in Bolsover, Derbyshire, serving 130 pupils aged 3 to 11. Within its local authority, it ranks 16th out of 22 primary schools on the key stage 2 expected standard measure, placing it in the bottom half of Bolsover’s schools. The top-performing peers in the area — Redhill Primary, Wessington Primary, and Longford CofE Primary — all achieve a perfect ranking score of 100, which highlights the competitive landscape Brockley sits within. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in February 2025, rated its overall effectiveness as not judged, but the graded inspection gave the quality of education a ‘Requires improvement’ label. However, inspectors found behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management all to be ‘Good’. This is a shift from the school’s previous inspection in 2019, when the overall effectiveness was rated ‘Good’. The school has a nursery provision and is non-denominational, with Caroline Rodgers as headteacher.

Academically, Brockley’s key stage 2 results for 2023/24 show 52% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the Derbyshire local authority average of 59%. The school’s ranking score of 52 on this metric places it in the bottom 50 nationally, at the 75th percentile among all primary schools. In individual subjects, 70% met the expected standard in maths and writing, while reading was lower at 52%. At the higher standard, just 9% achieved the top marks across all three subjects, with maths the strongest at 17%. Progress scores are not available for any subject, so it’s unclear how pupils’ gains compare with peers. The school’s Ofsted breakdown notes that early years provision remains ‘Good’, which may offer some reassurance for families with younger children. With only 130 pupils and a capacity of 140, the school is nearly full, and the 2025/26 admissions data shows it was oversubscribed: 32 applications for 14 places, with a ratio of 2.29 applicants per place.

The school offers a range of facilities including a library, playing fields, art studios, an ICT suite, music rooms, and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, athletics, dance, cricket, and tennis, while clubs extend to drama, eco club, and gardening. For families with children who have special educational needs, Brockley lists provisions for dyslexia, social and emotional mental health, speech and language communication, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses from 32 families between September 2024 and September 2025 show 84% would recommend the school. Strong agreement was highest for clubs and activities (72%), awareness of what the child will learn (66%), and the range of subjects (66%). However, 25% strongly disagreed that SEND children receive the support they need, and 13% strongly disagreed that bullying is dealt with quickly. The school suits families who value a small, community-focused setting with strong early years provision and a wide range of extracurricular options, but who are aware that academic outcomes currently sit below the local average.

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