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Birchfields Primary School

Lytham Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6PL

Local ranking80th of 128 primary schools in Manchester
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

720

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 1 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
49.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
1.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
73.0%
Writing (Expected)
63.0%
Maths (Expected)
65.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
72.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
88

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
625
Boys
330 (53%)
Girls
295 (47%)
Capacity
720 (87% full)
SEND
18.2%
FSM Eligible
57.9%
EAL
83.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.3%
SEN Support
13.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
30.1
Budget per Pupil
£7,289/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
20.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Asian Pakistani: 51.4%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 22.4%
  • Other: 7.5%
  • Asian Other: 4.5%
  • Black African: 4.2%
  • Asian Indian: 3.5%
  • White British: 2.1%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.1%

51.4%

Asian Pakistani

22.4%

Asian Bangladeshi

7.5%

Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
130380
UKPRN
10075305
Establishment No.
2328