Brough Community Primary School
About Brough Community Primary School
Brough Community Primary School has been rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating. The school’s strongest academic metric is its Key Stage 2 performance in reading, writing and maths combined: 83% of pupils met the expected standard in the 2023/24 academic year, well above the Westmorland and Furness local authority average of 58%. This places Brough 4th out of 99 primary schools in the area, putting it in the top 10% locally and the top 8% nationally. Every single pupil reached the expected standard in writing, while 89% did so in both reading and maths. The school also achieved strong average scaled scores of 106 in reading and 107 in maths, and 17% of pupils reached the higher standard across all three subjects.
Key Details
The full report on this school
What 24 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
4 Feb 2025Latest monitoring visit (4 Feb 2025): Standards maintained
Source: Ofsted, 18 Nov 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:50 – 15:20
Breakfast club
08:00-08:50
After-school care
15:15-17:00
Source: broughschool.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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