Brookburn Community School

Academy converter·Primary school Manchester·M21 8EH
Composite score
74.1
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National rank
#147
In North West
#2
In Manchester
Top 8%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
87%
% achieving higher RWM
15%
Reading average scaled score
112.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
47 first choices, 47 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
157
any preference, for 47 places
Applications from another council area
6%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.04
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Brookburn Community School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
429
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
8.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
6.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,800
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Brookburn Community School

Brookburn Community School is a primary school in Manchester, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 429 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 87% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 5.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 8% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 112 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 15% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Brookburn Community School their first choice was offered one of its 47 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 22.9 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 9% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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