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Brooklands Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr John Beith

location_onSale, M33 3SY

language Visit Website phone 1619733758

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

661

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Expected Standard

87%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Brooklands Primary School is a Community school primary school in Sale, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 5% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Brooklands Primary School is a community school in Sale, Trafford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 657 pupils on roll, of whom 3% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 87% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 32% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #10 of 55 primaries in Trafford and #1,899 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 68%

Reading89% LA 79%

Writing90% LA 75%

Maths96% LA 77%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

113

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

92%

LA 66%England 61%

Reading98% LA 79% · Eng 74%

Writing92% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths100% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

112

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 65%England 60%

Reading97% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths96% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.1

Read

LA 1.1

1.8 to 4.4

0.5

Write

LA 0.4

-0.7 to 1.8

2.1

Maths

LA 1.3

0.9 to 3.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 75%England 65%

Reading90% LA 81% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 84% · Eng 78%

Maths92% LA 85% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA 1.4

0.9 to 3.8

1.5

Write

LA 0.5

0.2 to 2.8

2.8

Maths

LA 1.6

1.5 to 4.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 73%

Reading91% LA 81%

Writing91% LA 83%

Maths94% LA 81%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.8

Read

LA 0.8

1.4 to 4.2

1.4

Write

LA 0.3

0 to 2.8

4.8

Maths

LA 1.0

3.5 to 6.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 October 2021

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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02 February 2007

Inspection Report

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26 February 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2021-10-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2007-02-02

Section 5 RTI (Sep06 - Aug07) Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 657 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	657	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	652	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	660	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	654	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	661	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	664	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	661	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	664	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	667	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	664	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	668	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	644	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	640	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	634	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	623	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	623	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	611	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	600	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	593	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	575	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	556	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	551	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	547	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	538	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	537	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	538	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Brooklands Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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