Lancasterian School
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Community special school
- Location
- Manchester, M20 2XA
- Distance
- 0.2km away
The Birches School
Newholme Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2XZ
Ofsted: Good
Independent
Phase
—
Capacity
4-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 170
- Boys
- 115 (68%)
- Girls
- 53 (32%)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 61.8%
- EAL
- 55.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 7.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 23.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £25,646/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 33.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Asian Pakistani: 27.9%
- Black African: 19.6%
- White British: 17.1%
- Other: 9.5%
- Black Other: 5.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.8%
- Asian Other: 3.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 3.2%
27.9%
Asian Pakistani
19.6%
Black African
17.1%
White British
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Newholme Road
Manchester, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 105613
- UKPRN
- 10077017
- Establishment No.
- 7041
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