Birchfields Primary School is a primary school located in Manchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/02/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Lytham Road, Manchester

School Information

Address: Lytham Road, Manchester, M14 6PL
Website: www.birchfieldsprimary.com
Telephone: 01612243892
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Manchester
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Samantha Offord
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 130380

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/02/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 720
Number of Pupils: 688
Number of Boys: 351
Number of Girls: 337

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1 to 1.8
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.8 to 1.8
Maths
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -0.8 to 1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birchfields Primary School
Lytham Road , Fallowfield M14 6PL
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cringle Brook Primary School
388 Slade Lane , M19 2HT
4out of 4 642 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme
Cromwell Range , Birch-in-Rusholme M14 6HW
3out of 4 889 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Longsight Community Primary
Farrer Road , Longsight M13 0QX
3out of 4 889 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Alma Park Primary School
Errwood Road , Levenshulme M19 2PF
3out of 4 1,012 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Lytham Road , Levenshulme M14 6PL
- not rated 150 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Levenshulme High School
Crossley Road , Levenshulme M19 1FS
4out of 4 1,148 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
St Peter's RC High School
Kirkmanshulme Lane , M12 4WB
3out of 4 1,986 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Burnage Academy for Boys
Burnage Lane , Burnage M19 1ER
4out of 4 2,091 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Dean Trust Ardwick
345 Stockport Road , M13 0LF
3out of 4 2,107 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Xaverian College
Lower Park Road , M14 5RB
- not rated 1,783 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
William Hulme's Grammar School
Spring Bridge Road , M16 8PR
3out of 4 3,160 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Manchester Grammar School
Old Hall Lane , M13 0XT
- not rated 621 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy
4-6 Park Grove , M19 3AQ
- not rated 817 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Manchester High School for Girls
Grangethorpe Road , M14 6HS
- not rated 1,302 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Withington Girls' School
Wellington Road , Fallowfield M14 6BL
- not rated 1,687 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Rodney House School
2 Albert Grove , Longsight M12 4WF
4out of 4 1,816 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.