Brooklands Primary School
Palfrey Heights, Nr Manningtree, CO11 1RX
268 pupils · 94% of 285 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- ORWELL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 10.1%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 18 October 2022, published 4 December 2022. 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 | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 18% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 41 | 39 | 60 | 41 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 36 | 35 | 65 | 36 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 51 | 49 | 78 | 51 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 30 | 49 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 35 | 33 | 56 | 35 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 37 | 37 | 62 | 37 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 20 | 17 | 30 | 19 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 32 | 45 | 30 |
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
- Highfields Primary School 2.2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Stourview Church of England Primary Academy 2.6 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Stutton Church of England Primary School 4.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.