School Green, East Leake, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 6LG
10 reasons to choose Brookside Primary School
Top line
Brookside Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Loughborough and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Brookside Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 12 members of Equals Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2014) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Brookside Primary School has mixed age classes, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Brookside Primary School ranks in the top 6% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 7% of schools.
The Brookside Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, German. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Brookside Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Brookside Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Brookside Primary School
Fairfield Prep School (5.1 miles); Loughborough Amherst School Preparatory School (5.6 miles); Plumtree School (7.1 miles).
Wymeswold Church of England Primary School (4.5 miles); Hathern Church of England Primary School (4.9 miles); Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy, Loughborough (5.8 miles).
Loughborough Amherst School (5.6 miles); Loughborough Grammar School (5.7 miles); Loughborough High School (5.7 miles).
The West Bridgford School (8.3 miles); The Becket School (8.4 miles); Rushcliffe School (8.6 miles).