Dixons Brooklands Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Nov 26 2024 Ofsted report
- 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
- 999 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.6%
- Girls
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 15.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 53.2%
- Persistent absence
- 40.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.7%
White British 68.2%
Mixed 10.9%
Other White 5%
Indian 3.3%
African 3%
Other 3%
Pakistani 1.8%
Unclassified 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Caribbean 0.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 58%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 19%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.1
Local authority average 44.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.23
Local authority average 4
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 47 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 33 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 22 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 18 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 71 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Dixons Brooklands Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 169
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 80
- 2nd preference
- 56
- 3rd preference
- 79
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 80
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 195 102 93 |
| Year 8 | 189 102 87 |
| Year 9 | 225 109 116 |
| Year 10 | 189 96 93 |
| Year 11 | 201 116 85 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 86.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 64.0% 39.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 15.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 31.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 3.7% 3.0% |