Birchfields Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Oct 1 2024 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
- 625 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 83.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 55.8%
- Persistent absence
- 22.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.0%
Pakistani 51.4%
Bangladeshi 22.4%
Other 7.5%
Other Asian 4.5%
African 4.2%
Indian 3.5%
Mixed 2.9%
White British 2.1%
Caribbean 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Other White 0.2%
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 45%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 1%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Birchfields Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 46
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 4 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 50 25 25 |
| Reception, Full-time | 71 45 26 |
| Year 1 | 75 40 35 |
| Year 2 | 74 38 36 |
| Year 3 | 85 42 43 |
| Year 4 | 88 44 44 |
| Year 5 | 88 51 37 |
| Year 6 | 86 41 45 |