Birchfields Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 14 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Unique reference
- 130380
- Address
- Lytham Road, Fallowfield, M14 6PL
- Website
- www.birchfieldsprimary.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 640 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 83%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.5%
- Persistent absence
- 28.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
Pakistani 53.3%
Bangladeshi 22%
Other 7.8%
Other Asian 4.7%
African 3.9%
Mixed 2.7%
Indian 2.5%
White British 1.7%
Other White 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.1
WritingAverage-0.6
MathsAverage-0.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 54%
Local authority average 54%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 1%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Birchfields Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 55
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 0 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 63 42 21 |
| Reception, Full-time | 69 35 34 |
| Year 1 | 68 38 30 |
| Year 2 | 82 38 44 |
| Year 3 | 87 42 45 |
| Year 4 | 88 50 38 |
| Year 5 | 88 42 46 |
| Year 6 | 92 46 46 |