Dixons Brooklands Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Manchester, North West M23 9BP · Manchester
#487 of 536 secondary schools in North West
#3835 of 4,090 nationally
About Dixons Brooklands Academy
Dixons Brooklands Academy is a academy secondary located in Manchester, in the Manchester local authority of North West, England. It caters for Ages 11–19. In 2025 it enrolled 913 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 14.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 487th of 536 ranked secondary schools in North West. Its strongest component is attainment 8 (17th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (8th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 913; capacity filled 87%; grade 4+ english & maths 40.3%; ebacc average points 3.23.
There are 370 schools in Manchester; Dixons Brooklands Academy ranks 319th of 351 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)36.1
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)18.9%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)52.4%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Dixons Brooklands Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 913
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 52.4%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 87%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 36.1
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 18.9%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 40.3%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.23
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Dixons Brooklands Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Manchester · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
251 students · 728 m away
Sandilands Primary School
Manchester · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
395 students · 784 m away
Baguley Hall Primary School
Manchester · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
472 students · 1.1 km away
Button Lane Primary School
Manchester · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
385 students · 1.2 km away
Rack House Primary School
Manchester · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
460 students · 1.4 km away
Broomwood Primary School
Altrincham · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
355 students · 1.4 km away
Sale High School
Sale · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,103 students · 1.5 km away
St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
207 students · 1.6 km away
Lime Tree Primary Academy
Sale · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
473 students · 1.7 km away
Heyes Lane Primary School
Altrincham · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
577 students · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in North West with a comparable Pupils on roll.
The Prescot School
Liverpool · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
915 students
The Queen Katherine School
Kendal · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
910 students
King's Leadership Academy Bolton
Bolton · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
910 students
Meols Cop High School
Southport · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
916 students
Connell Co-Op College
Manchester · Academy sixth form · Ages 16–19
918 students
Outwood Academy Hindley
Wigan · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
908 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Dixons Brooklands Academy a good school?
Dixons Brooklands Academy has a Success Index (England) of 14.1 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #487 of 536 in North West. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Dixons Brooklands Academy rank in North West?
Dixons Brooklands Academy ranks #487 of 536 secondary schools in North West and #3835 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Dixons Brooklands Academy?
Dixons Brooklands Academy had 913 students in 2025.
Is Dixons Brooklands Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Dixons Brooklands Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–19. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Dixons Brooklands Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Dixons Brooklands Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.