Brookburn Community School
Brookburn Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 8EH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CONNECT ALLIANCE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Jen Holden
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Connect Alliance Trust
- Constituency
- Manchester Withington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 476
- Pupils on roll
- 427
- URN
- 144131
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01618818880
About this school
Brookburn Community School is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 427 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 56 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 82% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 21% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 89% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 91% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 89% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brookburn Community 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 | Manchester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 52.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 448 |
| 2023/24 | 437 |
| 2024/25 | 429 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brookburn Community School compares
Brookburn Community School ranked 2nd of 125 primary schools in Manchester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 4.1% | 8.7% | 427 | — |
| Chorlton CofE Primary School | 82% | 3.4% | 7.4% | 227 | 0.3 miles |
| Chorlton Park Primary | 62% | 4.6% | 29% | 683 | 0.6 miles |
| Oswald Road Primary School | 67% | 4.6% | 10.3% | 656 | 0.6 miles |
| St John's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.7 miles |
| Barlow Hall Primary School | 77% | 5.9% | 59% | 231 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.7%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.08%
- Persistent absence
- 6.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chorlton CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Chorlton Park Primary0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Oswald Road Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St John's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Barlow Hall Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Brookburn Community School ranks 6th of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brookburn Community School teach?
- Brookburn Community School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Brookburn Community School?
- The headteacher of Brookburn Community School is Ms Jen Holden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brookburn Community School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brookburn Community 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 Brookburn Community School?
- Brookburn Community School has 427 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Brookburn Community School full?
- Brookburn Community School has capacity for 476 pupils and 427 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brookburn Community School a faith school?
- No. Brookburn Community School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brookburn Community School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brookburn Community School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Brookburn Community School?
- Brookburn Community School is part of CONNECT ALLIANCE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Brookburn Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brookburn Community School rank locally?
- Brookburn Community School ranked 2nd of 125 primary schools in Manchester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brookburn Community School's absence rate?
- Brookburn Community School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brookburn Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brookburn Community 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 10 July 2026.