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Brook Street Primary School

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

personMr Jonathan Bursnall

location_onCarlisle, CA1 2JB

language Visit Website phone 1228558724

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

207

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Expected Standard

43%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Brook Street Primary School is a Community school primary school in Carlisle, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 89% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Brook Street Primary School is a community school in Carlisle, Cumberland, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 227 pupils on roll, of whom 21% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #86 of 111 primaries in Cumberland and #12,678 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.0:1. 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

43%

LA 55%

Reading77% LA 72%

Writing57% LA 68%

Maths60% LA 68%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

27%

LA 52%England 61%

Reading50% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing32% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths50% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading63% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.4

-1.8 to 3.2

-1.7

Write

LA -0.2

-4.1 to 0.6

0.8

Maths

LA -1.2

-1.5 to 3.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading62% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.2

-3.2 to 2.2

0.7

Write

LA 0.3

-1.8 to 3.2

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.8

-3.0 to 1.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 64%

Reading76% LA 79%

Writing67% LA 79%

Maths86% LA 76%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA 0.4

-1.1 to 4.3

Write

LA 0.5

-1.6 to 3.6

4.1

Maths

LA -0.3

1.7 to 6.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

16 March 2022

Inspection Report

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07 March 2017

Inspection Report

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06 February 2012

Inspection Report

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07 May 2009

Inspection Report

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07 March 2006

Inspection Report

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09 October 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-03-07

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-02-06

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-05-07

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

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 227 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)	227	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	222	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	219	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	216	2	0.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	213	2	0.9%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	207	2	1.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	205	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	218	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	217	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	221	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	221	4	1.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	253	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	253	8	3.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	254	1	0.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	255	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	253	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	252	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	250	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	246	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	245	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	255	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	242	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	250	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils