Dixons Brooklands Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–19 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Manchester City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Dixons Brooklands Academy is a secondary school in Manchester for ages 11–19 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 26 November 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Dixons Brooklands Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For 2026 Year 7 entry every applicant was offered a place, as at 22 of the 29 other Manchester secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- In 2026 Year 7 entry there were 79 first-choice applications for 129 offers: 0.6 first choices per offer, the 7th lowest of 30 Manchester secondary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a place for Year 7 in 2026, and 50 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 19% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 36.1 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Manchester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Moor Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M23 9BP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 913 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 26 November 2024
Strengths
- “Raised expectations are helping to change the school’s culture.”
- “In recent years, pupils’ experiences of school have improved considerably.”
- “Most pupils recognise that the school has improved in recent years.”
To improve
- “However, the school recognises that there is more to do to ensure that all pupils receive a good-quality education and that pupils’ behaviour and attendance meet the school’s high expectations.”
- “However, some pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “This is because there is inconsistency in how well the curriculum is delivered across the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 19% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.1 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 79 first-preference applications, 129 offers in total, 79 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Manchester.
- Dixons Newall Green Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Saint Paul's Catholic High School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Manchester Enterprise Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Loreto High School Chorlton 2.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Didsbury High School 2.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Chorlton High School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- CHS South 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Parrs Wood High School 3.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published