Brookside Primary SchoolSt Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ellesmere Port.
Summary of the comparison
Brookside Primary School and St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School are primary schools in Ellesmere Port.
Brookside Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Brookside Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Brookside Primary School was judged Good and St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 50.0% for Brookside Primary School and 71.0% for St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Brookside Primary School (44.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School (17.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Ellesmere PortBrookside Primary School | Ellesmere PortSt Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 73rd of 120 in Cheshire West and Chester Stronger figure | 84th of 120 in Cheshire West and Chester | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary aided school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 192 | 219 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 245 | |
| Location | Ellesmere Port, CH66 2EE | Ellesmere Port, CH66 2BD | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 50.0% | 71.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 10.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 104.0 | 107.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 101.0 | 106.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 192 | 219 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 42.1% | 28.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 11.5% | 21.0% | |
| SEN support | 18.2% | 11.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 3.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.8% | 5.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.4% | 12.9% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Brookside Primary School
St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
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