Community school · Trafford

Brooklands Primary School

3–11Ages
645Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106301URN

Woodbourne Road, Sale, M33 3SY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Trafford median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Trafford

207 applications for 83 places · 28th of 54 in Trafford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%met the expected standard

Trafford 73% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 3 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

13 January 2026
Report card · 5 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard
19 October 2021
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Trafford median (2.6) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

207 applications · 83 places offered · 74 named it first

2026 2.5; Trafford median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Trafford median median 2.5
2024 2.9; Trafford median median 2.8
2023 2.8; Trafford median median 2.8
2022 3.6; Trafford median median 2.7
2021 4.4; Trafford median median 3.1
2020 4.2; Trafford median median 2.8
2019 3.8; Trafford median median 3.2
2018 3.7; Trafford median median 2.7
2017 3.7; Trafford median median 2.9
2016 4.9; Trafford median median 2.9
2015 4.9; Trafford median median 3.0
2014 4.0; Trafford median median 2.9

This school
Trafford median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	83	207	2.5	74	0.89
Sep 2025	87	216	2.5	83	0.95
Sep 2024	79	230	2.9	76	0.96
Sep 2023	90	255	2.8	83	0.92
Sep 2022	90	327	3.6	102	1.13
Sep 2021	90	395	4.4	100	1.11
Sep 2020	89	369	4.2	97	1.09
Sep 2019	88	333	3.8	92	1.05
Sep 2018	90	336	3.7	89	0.99
Sep 2017	90	329	3.7	87	0.97
Sep 2016	70	344	4.9	92	1.31
Sep 2015	70	342	4.9	91	1.30
Sep 2014	70	280	4.0	75	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 90% · Maths 96% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%7th of 55 in Trafford

Trafford 73% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Trafford 86% England 78%

Higher standard66%

Trafford 47% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Trafford 80% England 75%

Greater depth32%

Trafford 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard96%

Trafford 83% England 77%

Higher standard72%

Trafford 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 113 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Trafford median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	87%	32%	111	113
2023/24	92%	23%	110	112
2022/23	89%	15%	111	109

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Brooklands Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.5applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Heyes Lane Primary School
0.8 km · Trafford

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Springfield Primary School
1.2 km · Trafford

2026

3.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Park Road Academy Primary School
1.2 km · Trafford

Outstanding2023

6.5applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Tyntesfield Primary School
1.3 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Trafford

Good2023

4.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Woodheys Primary School
1.3 km · Trafford

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Hugh's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106301 · 358/2023
Capacity: 664 pupils · 645 on roll
Free school meals: 2.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Woodbourne Road, Sale, M33 3SY
Local authority: Trafford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources