Brentwood School
Cherry Lane, Sale, M33 4GY
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Hardman
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Altrincham and Sale West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 190
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- URN
- 106391
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619052371
About this school
Brentwood School is a community special school in Sale. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 185 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 February 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 19 | 15 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brentwood School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 137 |
| 2023/24 | 148 |
| 2024/25 | 169 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.86%
- English as an additional language
- 18.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.1%
- Persistent absence
- 27.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brentwood Community College0.0 miles
Other types · Sale
-
Manor Academy Sale0.8 miles
Academies · Sale
-
Changing Lives1.0 miles
Special schools · Manchester
-
Trafford Alternative Education Provision1.2 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Altrincham
-
Forest Park Preparatory School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Sale
Other schools in Sale
- Brentwood Community College Other types
- Manor Academy Sale Academies
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School Primary
- Brooklands Primary School Primary
- Firs Primary School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Lime Tree Primary Academy Primary
- Moorlands Junior School Primary
- Park Road Sale Primary School Primary
- Springfield Primary School Primary
- St Anne's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brentwood School teach?
- Brentwood School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Sale.
- Who is the headteacher of Brentwood School?
- The headteacher of Brentwood School is Mr Ian Hardman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brentwood School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brentwood School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Brentwood School?
- Brentwood School has 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Brentwood School full?
- Brentwood School has capacity for 190 pupils and 185 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brentwood School a faith school?
- No. Brentwood School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Brentwood School have?
- The schools register lists Brentwood School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Brentwood School's absence rate?
- Brentwood School's overall absence rate is 10.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brentwood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brentwood School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 17 July 2026.