Brookhaven School
Brookhaven School is a special free school in Bury for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 74 pupils and room for 90. About 31 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools.
Parr Lane, Bury, BL9 8LP0161 850 9196brookhavenschool.org.ukMr Jeremy Swinn 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
Open to all. There is no 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 Bury council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism, speech, language and communication.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Bury with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (48), language and communications needs (8), Moderate learning difficulty (5), Other difficulty or disability (5), emotional and mental health (5), Specific learning difficulty (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 74 | 50 | 0 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 31% | 28% | – |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 4% | 2% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 0% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 74.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 26.0% | 32.4% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 19.0% | 18.9% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 7.1% | 13.5% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 52.0% | 66.7% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 88.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsworth Academy | Academy | 70 m | 953 | Good 2019 | 59 | Compare |
| Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School | Jewish | 260 m | 103 | Report card 2026 | 23 | Compare |
| Mersey Drive Community Primary School | Council | 550 m | 203 | Good 2024 | 36 | Compare |
| Unsworth Primary School | Academy | 750 m | 232 | Good 2023 | 78 | Compare |
| Sunny Bank Primary School | Academy | 950 m | 215 | Good 2023 | 92 | Compare |
| Hollins Grundy Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 211 | Good 2023 | 64 | Compare |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand | Church of England | 0.7 miles | 208 | Good 2023 | 32 | Compare |
| Elms Bank | Academy | 0.8 miles | 364 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Brookhaven School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Brookhaven School yet.
How many pupils does Brookhaven School have?
74 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 90 places, so it is 82% full.
What is attendance like at Brookhaven School?
Pupils were in school 74.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 52% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Brookhaven School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism, speech, language and communication. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Parr Lane, Bury, BL9 8LP
- Telephone
- 0161 850 9196
- Website
- brookhavenschool.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Jeremy Swinn
- Type of school
- Special free school (Free schools special, free schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- The Shaw Education Trust (31 schools)
- Local authority
- Bury
- Ward
- Unsworth
- Constituency
- Bury South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 2024 (new provision)
- URN
- 150236 · LAESTAB 3517000 · UKPRN 10093703
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.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- 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.