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Briscoe Lane Academy

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Briscoe Lane, Newton Heath, Manchester M40 2TB · briscoe.manchester.sch.uk · 0161 681 1783

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
61%
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
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
592
84% of 708 places
Local authority
Manchester
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
70.8%
First language not English
37.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Wise Owl Trust

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, 40 families put the school first and 40 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: 48 (Places 52)48September 2023: 64 (Places 65)64September 2024: 64 (Places 65)64September 2025: 52 (Places 55)52September 2026: 40 (Places 40)40Places 40
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202640401100%
September 2025Sept 202555520.9100%
September 2024Sept 202465641100%
September 2023Sept 202365641100%
September 2022Sept 202252480.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% 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: 69% (England 53%)69%2016/17: 67% (England 61%)67%2017/18: 70% (England 64%)70%2018/19: 71% (England 65%)71%2022/23: 61% (England 60%)61%2023/24: 66% (England 61%)66%2024/25: 61% (England 62%)61%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●61%62%
●8%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
▼101105
●105105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 14 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Briscoe Lane Academy was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
13 Feb 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Jan 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

53% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (17 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
53%
Replies
17
3% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▼47% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼59% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼48% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼59% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼76% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼65% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼53% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼65% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼70% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼41% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼34% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 71% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼0% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 53% who had a child bullied

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