School profile

Brook Street Primary School

Primary · Community school · Carlisle, CA1 2JB

Requires improvement

Map showing Brook Street Primary School

Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#13,446 of 15,057

Worse than 89% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Brook Street Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 28 Apr 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Early years
Needs attention
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils228
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Jonathan Bursnall
Local authorityCumberland
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 112231.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolCumberlandEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths43%, worse than England, worse than Cumberland56%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.7%, similar to England, similar to Cumberland5%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.105, similar to England, similar to Cumberland105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.103, worse than England, similar to Cumberland103105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.104, similar to England, similar to Cumberland104105
Expected standard in reading77%, similar to England, better than Cumberland72%76%
Expected standard in writing57%, worse than England, worse than Cumberland68%73%
Expected standard in maths60%, worse than England, worse than Cumberland69%75%
Pupils taking tests30--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils228
Girls104
Boys124
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.18%
First language not English75.9%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.259
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.203
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.21.6%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.25
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.8
Average class size28.5

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

Other White
27.6%
African
21.9%
White British
19.7%
Other Asian
15.8%
Other ethnic group
6.6%
Other mixed
5.7%
White and Black Caribbean
0.9%
Indian
0.9%
Bangladeshi
0.9%
Irish
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher20
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.8.9
Teachers (FTE)11.34
Teaching assistants (FTE)13.4
Support staff (FTE)16.75
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2510.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2510.2
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.22
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.37
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.22
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.22
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolCumberlandEngland
Overall absence4.9%, similar to England, similar to Cumberland4.8%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.13.5%, similar to England, similar to Cumberland11.6%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Cumberland0.6%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.4%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.4%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Brook Street Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miPrimaryNorman Street Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miSecondaryRichard Rose Central AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.6 miPrimaryThe Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)Voluntary aided school
Good
0.7 miSecondaryTrinity SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimarySt Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, CarlisleAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryRobert Ferguson Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.9 miPrimarySt Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, CarlisleAcademy converter
Inadequate
1.0 miPrimaryInglewood Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryInglewood Junior SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
1.0 miPrimaryUpperby Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Brook Street Primary School

What is Brook Street Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Brook Street Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 28 Apr 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Brook Street Primary School rank in England?

Brook Street Primary School ranks 13,446 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 89% of schools).

What are Brook Street Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 43% of pupils at Brook Street Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Brook Street Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Brook Street Primary School made 22 offers from 37 applications (1.7 per offer), and 22 of 22 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Brook Street Primary School?

Brook Street Primary School has 228 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Brook Street Primary School?

Brook Street Primary School had 259 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Brook Street Primary School?

At Brook Street Primary School, the average class had 28.5 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 20 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Brook Street Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Brook Street Primary School missed 4.9% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 13.5% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.