Academy converter · Manchester

Brookburn Community School

3–11Ages
427Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144131URN

Brookburn Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 8EH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.9 above Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

157 applications for 47 places · 16th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Manchester median (2.4) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

157 applications · 47 places offered · 47 named it first

2026 3.3; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 3.0; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 3.5; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 3.2; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 3.2; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 2.9; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 3.1; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 3.5; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 3.4; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 3.5; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 4.0; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 3.3; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 3.6; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Manchester median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Manchester median

Dashed bars: as Brookburn Community School (URN 105414), the previous school.

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	47	157	3.3	47	1.00
Sep 2025	54	161	3.0	52	0.96
Sep 2024	55	190	3.5	54	0.98
Sep 2023	57	180	3.2	57	1.00
Sep 2022	60	189	3.2	60	1.00
Sep 2021	59	172	2.9	58	0.98
Sep 2020	60	185	3.1	67	1.12
Sep 2019	59	208	3.5	83	1.41
Sep 2018	60	203	3.4	71	1.18
Sep 2017	60	211	3.5	68	1.13
Sep 2016 *	60	241	4.0	72	1.20
Sep 2015 *	58	193	3.3	62	1.07
Sep 2014 *	60	215	3.6	70	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 91% · Maths 91% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%2nd of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard76%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard91%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard46%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Manchester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	87%	15%	112	108
2023/24	82%	21%	110	108
2022/23	64%	7%	109	107

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

Brookburn Community SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.3applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Chorlton CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.1applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Chorlton Park Primary
0.9 km · Manchester

Good2024

2.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Oswald Road Primary School
1.0 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St John's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2024
Barlow Hall Primary School
1.4 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Hilda's CofE Primary School
1.7 km · Trafford

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Moorlands Junior School
1.8 km · Trafford

Remains Good2023

76%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's RC Primary School
1.8 km · Trafford

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144131 · 352/2079
Trust: Connect Alliance Trust
Capacity: 476 pupils · 427 on roll
Free school meals: 6.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2017
Replaced: Brookburn Community School (URN 105414)
Address: Brookburn Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 8EH
Local authority: Manchester

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