Brinksway School
Brinksway School is an independent special school in Stockport for boys and girls aged 4 to 19. It has 47 pupils and room for 50.
Yew Street, Stockport, SK4 2HG0161 260 5376brinkswayschool.co.ukMrs Carla Adams-McCoy headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Stockport council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
What parents say
From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 16 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for all schools with enough answers to publish.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 47 | 21 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lark Hill Primary School | Council | 250 m | 173 | Good 2022 | 23 | Compare |
| Hollywood Park Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 520 m | 83 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| Progress Schools - Stockport | Independent | 550 m | 8 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary School | Academy | 810 m | 201 | Good 2023 | 6 | Compare |
| Alexandra Park Primary School | Academy | 830 m | 458 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| Stockport Academy | Academy | 910 m | 1,023 | No overall grade 2025 | 56 | Compare |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 960 m | 157 | Good 2023 | 77 | Compare |
| Mersey Vale Primary School | Council | 1000 m | 158 | Good 2024 | 49 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Brinksway School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Brinksway School yet.
How many pupils does Brinksway School have?
47 pupils aged 4 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 50 places, so it is 94% full.
Does Brinksway School have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
What do parents say about Brinksway School?
100% of the 16 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 100% say their child is happy there. Across England, 84% of parents would recommend their child's school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Yew Street, Stockport, SK4 2HG
- Telephone
- 0161 260 5376
- Website
- www.brinkswayschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carla Adams-McCoy
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 4-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Ward
- Heatons South
- Constituency
- Stockport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 23 September 2024 (new provision)
- URN
- 150900 · LAESTAB 3566036
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.