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Birchfields Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Lytham Road, Fallowfield, Manchester M14 6PL · birchfieldsprimary.com · 0161 224 3892

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
49%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Manchester 58%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Manchester Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
592
82% of 720 places
Local authority
Manchester
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
58.8%
First language not English
83.3%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Manchester Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 59 families put the school first and 66 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 51 (Places 52)51September 2023: 62 (Places 64)62September 2024: 55 (Places 55)55September 2025: 46 (Places 46)46September 2026: 59 (Places 66)59Places 66
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202666590.9100%
September 2025Sept 202546461100%
September 2024Sept 202455551100%
September 2023Sept 202364621100%
September 2022Sept 202252511100%

Results

In 2024/25, 49% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 1% the higher standard. Across Manchester it was 58%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 56% (England 53%)56%2016/17: 48% (England 61%)48%2017/18: 56% (England 64%)56%2018/19: 66% (England 65%)66%2022/23: 54% (England 60%)54%2023/24: 45% (England 61%)45%2024/25: 49% (England 62%)49%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼49%62%
▼1%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
●104105
●105105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Birchfields Primary School on 1 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
1 Oct 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2018Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
90%
Replies
20
3% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●85% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲90% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲95% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲85% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲81% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼14% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 35% who had a child bullied

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