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Brentnall Academy

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

personMrs Rebecca Clyne

corporate_fareUNITED LEARNING TRUST

location_onSalford, M7 4RP

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Ofsted

Inadequate

Inspected 2022

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Expected Standard

75%

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Demand Ratio

0.6x

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Brentnall Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Salford, serving ages 3-11. Currently rated Inadequate by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 22% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Brentnall Academy is an academy sponsor led in Salford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 196 pupils on roll, of whom 52% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #10 of 71 primaries in Salford and #1,377 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Inadequate. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Inadequate, behaviour and attitudes Inadequate, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Inadequate.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.6× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 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

75%

LA 58%

Reading82% LA 73%

Writing75% LA 68%

Maths79% LA 71%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 58%England 61%

Reading-% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing-% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths-% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 53%England 60%

Reading-% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths-% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.6

Write

LA -0.9

Maths

LA -0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2022-09-21

S5 Inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Inadequate

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Inadequate

2012-12-11

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

1.5%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.5%(3 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 196 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	196	3	1.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	203	1	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	213	5	2.3%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	209	10	4.8%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	202	6	3.0%	0.8%	0

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 21 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 16 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils