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Brookdale Primary School

Community school · WIRRAL · CH49 1SE

Ages 4–11 · 215 pupils · Wirral

KS2 expected (RWM)

68%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

1.31 · Competitive

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)68%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.5%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
186

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

1.31 · Competitive

1st preferences

38

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
94
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill102%

215 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
215
Boys / girls
127 / 88
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
215 / 210 (102%)
Free school meals
14.9%
FSM pupils
32
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community 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
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Kate Ball

Location

Address
Escolme Drive
Postcode
CH49 1SE
Town
WIRRAL
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Wirral
District
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in WIRRAL, Wirral, 215 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 14.9%.

Open schools in WIRRAL
79
Primary schools in WIRRAL
58
Academies among open schools in WIRRAL
51% (40)
Open schools in CH49
17
Primary in CH49
10
Open schools in Wirral LA
136
Primary in Wirral LA
90

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 WIRRALNear CH49

  • Brookdale Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    WIRRAL · CH49 1SE · Wirral

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM14.0%

    0.0 miles away

  • Greasby Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Wirral · CH49 3NX · Wirral

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM3.8%
    • Demand0.88

    0.5 miles away

  • Greasby Junior School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wirral · CH49 3AR · Wirral

    Ages 7–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM10.9%

    0.7 miles away

  • Overchurch Junior School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Wirral · CH49 4NS · Wirral

    Ages 7–11

    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM28.1%

    0.9 miles away

  • Overchurch Infant School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Wirral · CH49 4NS · Wirral

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM18.1%
    • Demand1.02

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kate Ball

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