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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 118373

Brook Community Primary School

Foundation school · Ashford · TN25 5PB

Ages 4–11 · 76 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

33%

Overall absence

6.3%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-05-10

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)33%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
97.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.5%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
5.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
79

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

11

Places offered

12

1st-preference offers

11

Total preferences (any rank)
32
Preferred offers (top 3)
12
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill72%

76 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
76
Boys / girls
33 / 43
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
76 / 105 (72%)
Free school meals
30.3%
FSM pupils
23
Gender
Mixed
School type
Foundation school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: CARE Foundation Trust
Academy trust
CARE Foundation Trust
Headteacher
Miss Ellen McCabe

Location

Address
Spelders Hill, Brook
Postcode
TN25 5PB
Town
Ashford
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Ashford
Constituency
Ashford
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed foundation school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Ashford, Kent, 76 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 30.3%.

Open schools in Ashford
62
Primary schools in Ashford
46
Academies among open schools in Ashford
39% (24)
Open schools in TN25
15
Primary in TN25
12
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in AshfordNear TN25

  • Willesborough Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Ashford · TN24 0JZ · Kent

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM13.5%
    • Demand0.96

    2.1 miles away

  • Willesborough Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Ashford · TN24 0JU · Kent

    Ages 7–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM23.4%

    2.1 miles away

  • Smeeth Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Ashford · TN25 6RX · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM17.5%
    • Demand1.00

    2.4 miles away

  • Downs View Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Ashford · TN25 4PJ · Kent

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM21.2%
    • Demand0.93

    2.6 miles away

  • Mersham Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Ashford · TN25 6NU · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS235%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM30.0%
    • Demand0.90

    2.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Ellen McCabe
Telephone
01233812614
Website
www.brook-ashford.kent.sch.uk

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