SCHOOL PROFILE

Brentnall Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 149819
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 266 Published school capacity
Capacity used 69.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

21 September 2022
Latest published outcome Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes Inadequate
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Salford
Trust UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 184 184 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 88 47.8% of pupils
Male pupils 96 52.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

52.7%
27.9 pts above England
School 52.7%
Salford 32.2%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

54.3%
34.0 pts above England
School 54.3%
Salford 20.3%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Salford 0.6%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
26.1%
48
African
19.0%
35
Any other White background
8.7%
16
Any other Black background
8.2%
15
Any other Mixed background
7.6%
14
Pakistani
7.1%
13
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.3% 41 of 184 pupils
1.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.3%
Salford 24.7%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.6% 25 pupils
England 14.8% 1.2 pts below
EHC plans 8.7% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 17
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Social, emotional & mental health 5
No specialist assessment yet 2
Specific learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

75.0% 14.6 pts above England
School 75.0%
Salford 58.3%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Salford 72.4%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
Salford 68.4%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

79.0%

7.0 pts above England

School 79.0%
Salford 70.8%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.22%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.00 pts higher than England
School 8.22%
Salford 6.74%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.50%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.68 pts higher than England
School 23.50%
Salford 18.56%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.73%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.93 pts higher than England
School 2.73%
Salford 2.27%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

69.2% 19.0 pts below England
Brentnall Academy
69.2%
Salford
94.2%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information