Brookside Primary School

About Brookside Primary School

Brookside Primary School in Hillingdon has turned a corner. Its most recent graded inspection in 2019 awarded it a Good rating overall, with leadership and management and early years provision both rated Good. That’s a clear step up from its previous inspection in 2017, when the school was judged to require improvement across the board. An ungraded inspection in 2024 confirmed the school remains Good, so the improvement has stuck. The most telling exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined: 65% did so in the 2023/24 academic year. That’s just a whisker above the Hillingdon local authority average of 64%, placing Brookside 28th out of 55 primary schools in the borough. It’s a solid, middle-of-the-pack result that shows the school is delivering broadly in line with its neighbours.

Digging into the individual subjects, reading is a relative strength. 88% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, and 30% reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 107. Maths also looks healthy: 84% hit the expected mark, 26% reached the higher standard, and the average score was 105. Writing is a little weaker, with 72% at the expected level and 19% at the higher standard. The combined expected rate of 65% means roughly a third of pupils aren’t hitting the benchmark across all three subjects, which is something to weigh up if you’re looking at selective secondary options later on. Nationally, Brookside sits in the 45th percentile for the combined expected measure, and in London it’s in the 66th percentile. So while it’s not an outlier, it’s a dependable performer, especially in reading, and the progress from the Requires Improvement days is real.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 27 places in the 2025/26 intake, there were 85 applications, a ratio of 3.15 to one. 26 of those 27 offers went to first-preference families, so if you live close, you’ve got a decent shot, but it’s competitive. Facilities include a gymnasium, playing fields, an ICT suite, a library and a chapel. Sports on offer are gymnastics, netball, cricket and tennis, and clubs include drama, book club, choir, science club and gardening. The SEND provision covers moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. With 34.5% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a diverse catchment. It has nursery provision for ages 3 and up, but no sixth form. For families wanting a stable, improving primary with good reading outcomes and a broad club offer, Brookside is a strong local choice.

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