Brentwood School
Community special school · Ages 11–19 · Sale, Trafford
Brentwood School is a special school in Sale, Trafford for ages 11–19. Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 February 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Cherry Lane, Sale, M33 4GY
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11–19
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 185 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils love attending this school.”
- “Their smiles fill the corridors with joy.”
- “From when they arrive in Year 7, until they leave the sixth form, pupils are supported and cared for by staff who understand their varied needs and abilities exceptionally well.”
To improve
- “However, there are occasions when activities do not take enough account of what pupils already know.”
- “As a result, a minority of pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
What a pass unlocks for Brentwood School
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Trafford.
- Manor Academy Sale 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Changing Lives 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Trafford Alternative Education Provision 1.2 mi Not judged
- Forest Park Preparatory School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Forest School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Pictor Academy 1.7 mi Some aspects not as strong
- Bowdon Preparatory School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hale Preparatory School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade