Brooklands Primary School
Woodbourne Road, Sale, M33 3SY
645 pupils · 97% of 664 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Free school meals
- 2.6%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 3 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 87% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 32% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 83 | 74 | 207 | 83 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 87 | 83 | 216 | 87 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 79 | 76 | 230 | 79 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 90 | 83 | 255 | 90 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 90 | 102 | 327 | 90 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 90 | 100 | 395 | 90 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 89 | 97 | 369 | 89 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 88 | 92 | 333 | 88 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Heyes Lane Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Park Road Academy Primary School 1.2 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Springfield Primary School 1.2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Tyntesfield Primary School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.