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
- 55 (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: 37.0%
- White British: 22.7%
- Black Other: 7.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 5.0%
- Asian Other: 5.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 4.2%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 4.2%
- Black African: 4.2%
37.0%
Asian Pakistani
22.7%
White British
7.6%
Black Other
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 105613
- UKPRN
- 10077017
- Establishment No.
- 7041