Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available emoji_events #49 in Westmorland and Furness public Top 53% UK

Brough Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Mrs Rebecca Tebay (Acting Headteacher)

location_onBrough, CA17 4EW

language Visit Website phone 01768341284

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Brough Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Brough, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Brough Community Primary School is a community school in Brough, Westmorland and Furness, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 73 pupils on roll, of whom 19% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #49 of 98 primaries in Westmorland and Furness and #9,524 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 57%

Reading88% LA 72%

Writing88% LA 68%

Maths88% LA 71%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading89% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing100% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths89% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading89% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 75% · Eng 71%

Maths89% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA 0.5

-1.7 to 6.6

2.2

Write

LA 0.2

-1.8 to 6.1

1.0

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.9 to 4.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading75% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 83% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.8

Read

LA 1.0

-1.5 to 7.1

4.7

Write

LA 0.7

0.8 to 8.7

5.7

Maths

LA -0.2

2.0 to 9.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 64%

Reading60% LA 79%

Writing70% LA 81%

Maths60% LA 74%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.4

-4.2 to 3.2

0.4

Write

LA 0.4

-3.2 to 4

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.9

-4.3 to 2.5

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#9,524 / 14,159	#49	#7,408	#1
2024	#3,969 / 14,233	#10	#900	#1
2023	#2,551 / 13,940	#9	#260	#2,550
2019	#2,421 / 11,810	#18	#3,375	#208
2018	#8,955 / 10,972	#64	#9,282	#6,671

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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30 October 2019

Inspection Report

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02 October 2018

Inspection Report

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28 June 2017

Inspection Report

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09 December 2015

Inspection Report

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16 June 2015

Inspection Report

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10 January 2012

Inspection Report

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07 May 2009

Inspection Report

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27 April 2006

Inspection Report

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19 June 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2019-10-30

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2018-10-02

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2017-06-28

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

verified_user Safeguarding: Met

2015-12-09

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2015-06-16

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 70 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	70	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	74	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	87	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	88	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	87	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	79	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	79	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	81	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	83	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	82	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	84	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	81	1	1.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	82	1	1.2%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	82	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	71	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	71	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	70	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	71	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	68	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	69	1	1.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	69	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	67	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	67	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	65	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	67	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	67	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Brough Community Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ranking History & Trajectory

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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Sir John Barrow School

Parkside Academy

Kirkby Stephen Primary School

Ghyllside Primary School

Morland Area CofE Primary School

Yanwath Primary School