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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 144131

Brookburn Community School

Academy converter · Manchester · M21 8EH

Ages 3–11 · 427 pupils · Manchester

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

82%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-02-28

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)82%
Higher standard (RWM)21%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.5%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
351

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

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

54

Places offered

55

1st-preference offers

54

Total preferences (any rank)
190
Preferred offers (top 3)
55
Applications from outside LA
15
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

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 fill90%

427 pupils · 476 places

Pupils on roll
427
Boys / girls
211 / 216
School capacity
476
Capacity fill
427 / 476 (90%)
Free school meals
6.6%
FSM pupils
28
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: CONNECT ALLIANCE TRUST
Academy trust
CONNECT ALLIANCE TRUST
Sponsor
Connect Alliance Trust
Headteacher
Ms Jen Holden

Location

Address
Brookburn Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy
Postcode
M21 8EH
Town
Manchester
Local authority
Manchester
District
Manchester
Constituency
Manchester Withington
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Manchester, Manchester, 427 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 6.6%.

Open schools in Manchester
415
Primary schools in Manchester
285
Academies among open schools in Manchester
40% (168)
Open schools in M21
11
Primary in M21
7
Open schools in Manchester LA
220
Primary in Manchester LA
137

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 ManchesterNear M21

  • Chorlton CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Manchester · M21 9JA · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM8.8%
    • Demand0.97

    0.3 miles away

  • Chorlton Park Primary

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Manchester · M21 7HH · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM27.8%
    • Demand0.99

    0.6 miles away

  • Oswald Road Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Manchester · M21 9PL · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM11.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Barlow Hall Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Manchester · M21 7JG · Manchester

    Ages 2–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM60.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • St Hilda's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Manchester · M16 0SH · Trafford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM27.4%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Moorlands Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Sale · M33 2LP · Trafford

    Ages 7–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM11.6%

    1.1 miles away

  • St Teresa's RC Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Manchester · M16 0GQ · Trafford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM32.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Jen Holden
Telephone
01618818880
Website
https://brookburn.manchester.sch.uk/

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