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Dixons Brooklands Academy

2009 establishments in EnglandAcademies in ManchesterEducational institutions established in 2009Secondary schools in ManchesterUse British English from February 2023

Dixons Brooklands Academy, also known as DBA or DBK, is a mixed-sex secondary school in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England.

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Dixons Brooklands Academy
Bideford Drive, Manchester Baguley

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Bideford Drive
M23 9BP Manchester, Baguley
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