Dixons Brooklands Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Unique reference
- 148965
- Address
- Moor Road, Wythenshawe, M23 9BP
- Website
- https://www.dixonsbk.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1020 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 13.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 53.9%
- Persistent absence
- 43.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.8%
White British 72.1%
Mixed 9.8%
Other White 6.1%
African 2.9%
Indian 2.6%
Other 1.8%
Pakistani 1.1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other Asian 0.7%
Caribbean 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.44
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 44%
Local authority average 45%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.9
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.32
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Small Business Management | Technical Award | 36 |
Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 15 |
Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 23 |
Dance: General | Technical Award | 10 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 18 |
Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 22 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 74 |
Admissions
Dixons Brooklands Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 202
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 147
- 2nd preference
- 57
- 3rd preference
- 81
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 147
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 199 107 92 |
Year 8 | 232 107 125 |
Year 9 | 198 94 104 |
Year 10 | 194 114 80 |
Year 11 | 197 102 95 |