Brooklands Primary School

About Brooklands Primary School

Brooklands Primary School sits within the Suffolk local authority, in the Babergh district, and ranks as the second-best primary school in that district out of 34, placing it comfortably in the top five per cent locally. Across the wider East of England, it holds 48th position among 1,612 primary schools, and nationally it ranks 497th out of 13,686. Its closest peers in the local authority — Stratford St Mary Primary School, Somerleyton Primary School, and Wenhaston Primary School — all score similarly on the ranking metric, but Brooklands edges ahead with a score of 88 based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths. The school is a mixed, state-funded primary for children aged 4 to 11, with no religious character and no nursery or sixth form provision. Christine Davy is the headteacher.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, Brooklands was rated Good overall, with an Outstanding mark for early years provision. The school had previously been rated Outstanding in 2008, so the current Good rating still reflects strong performance. On the key stage 2 results from 2023/24, 88 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths — well above the Suffolk local authority average of 58 per cent. Reading saw 97 per cent of pupils reach the expected level, with writing at 91 per cent and maths at 88 per cent. At the higher standard, 21 per cent achieved in all three subjects, with maths leading at 47 per cent, followed by reading at 35 per cent and writing at 35 per cent. Average scaled scores were 109 in reading and 108 in maths. Progress scores were not available in the data.

The school has capacity for 285 pupils and currently enrols 266, with 10.2 per cent eligible for free school meals. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 65 applications were received for 36 places, and all 35 first-preference applicants were offered a spot, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.81. Facilities include an art studio, sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, dining hall, library, and chapel. Sports offered are dance, rounders, gymnastics, and netball, while clubs include chess, coding, choir, science club, and eco club. The school provides support for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a strong, well-regarded local primary that suits families seeking high academic standards and a broad range of extracurricular activities within a supportive environment.

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