Primary
Brooklands Primary School
Palfrey Heights, Brantham, Nr Manningtree, CO11 1RX
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 268 of 285 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Trust
- ORWELL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 10.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 14.3
- Pupils per adult
- 17.1
- Pupils
- 244
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected October 2022
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)SATs results
71%
11 points above the Suffolk average (60% across 223 schools)
107.0
1.8 above the Suffolk average (105.2 across 223 schools)
39th of 230 by our score, among the primary schools in Suffolk we can score - 253 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 106 |
| Average reading score | 107 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 71% |
| Working at a higher standard | 18% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 59% |
| 23/24 | 88% |
| 24/25 | 71% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 107.0 |
| 23/24 | 109.0 |
| 24/25 | 107.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 103.0 |
| 23/24 | 108.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
Palfrey Heights, Brantham, Nr Manningtree, CO11 1RX
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Suffolk admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Christine Davy
- Address
- Palfrey Heights, Brantham, Nr Manningtree, CO11 1RX
- Telephone
- 01206392291
Other primary schools nearby
- Highfields Primary School8.1/10
- Stourview Church of England Primary AcademyNot enough data
- Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School7.0/10
- Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School5.4/10
- East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School6.7/10
- Stutton Church of England Primary School5.4/10