Dixons Brooklands Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Moor Road
 Wythenshawe
 Manchester
 Greater Manchester M23 9BP
Telephone: 0161 672 0380
Previous Name: Manchester Health Academy

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-19)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2022
History: This school arose from Manchester Health Academy
Trust: Dixons Academies Trust
Sponsor: Dixons Academies Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Kristy Gardner (since July 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Luke Sparkes
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 55.38 / 14.53
Non-teaching Staff*: 39.3
Number of pupils: 999
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.0
Sex: Mixed (53% boys / 47% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 53.20% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 24.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 16.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 31.3%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 37.1%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 3.8km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Manchester
Electoral Ward: Baguley
School Number: 3524017

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 26th November 2024 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  2. Sandilands Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  3. Baguley Hall Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  4. Button Lane Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  5. Broomwood Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  6. Rack House Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  7. Sale High School (1.5km) show on map
  8. Lime Tree Primary Academy (1.5km) show on map
  9. St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Volunt... (1.6km) show on map
  10. The Watkin Centre (1.6km) show on map
  11. Pioneer House High School (1.6km) show on map
  12. Pictor Academy (1.9km) show on map
  13. Heyes Lane Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  14. Newall Green Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  15. Worthington Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  16. Holy Family Catholic Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  17. Sale Grammar School (2.2km) show on map
  18. Cloverlea Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  19. St Anne's CofE Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  20. Dixons Newall Green Academy (2.2km) show on map
  21. Benchill Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  22. Southern Cross School (2.2km) show on map
  23. St Peter's Catholic Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  24. Saint Paul's Catholic High School (2.2km) show on map
  25. Piper Hill High School (2.2km) show on map
  26. Templemoor Infant and Nursery School (2.3km) show on map
  27. Willows Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  28. Brooklands Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  29. Oakbrook School (2.5km) show on map
  30. Northenden Community School (2.6km) show on map
  31. St Hugh's Catholic Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  32. Forest School (2.6km) show on map
  33. Moorlands Junior School (2.6km) show on map
  34. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Volunt... (2.6km) show on map
  35. Altrincham College (2.7km) show on map
  36. Wellington School (2.7km) show on map
  37. St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden (2.8km) show on map
  38. Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Prima... (2.8km) show on map
  39. Haveley Hey Community School (2.8km) show on map
  40. Manchester Enterprise Academy (2.9km) show on map
  41. Park Road Academy Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  42. Springfield Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  43. Trafford Alternative Education Provision (3.1km) show on map
  44. Well Green Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  45. Forest Park Preparatory School (3.2km) show on map
  46. St Ambrose RC Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  47. Manchester Secondary PRU (3.3km) show on map
  48. Barlow Hall Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  49. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (3.4km) show on map
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  51. St Mary's CofE Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  52. Tyntesfield Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  53. Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College (3.5km) show on map
  54. Woodheys Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  55. Navigation Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  56. The Trafford and Stockport College Group (3.5km) show on map
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  91. Bowdon Preparatory School (4.4km) show on map
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  96. Stretford Grammar School (4.6km) show on map
  97. Altrincham Grammar School for Boys (4.7km) show on map
  98. Manor Academy Sale (4.7km) show on map
  99. Altrincham Preparatory School (4.7km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
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