Briscoe Lane Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 13 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
138653
Address
Briscoe Lane, Newton Heath, M40 2TB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
641 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
49.6%
Girls
50.4%
First language not English
35.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
67.7%
Persistent absence
15.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 35.1%
African 26.4%
Mixed 7.5%
Pakistani 6.4%
Other Black 5.9%
Other 5.5%
Other White 3.7%
Other Asian 1.9%
Irish Traveller 1.6%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Chinese 1.2%
Unclassified 1.1%
Irish 0.9%
Indian 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.4
WritingWell below average-2.8
MathsAverage0
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 66%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Briscoe Lane Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
55
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
52
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
52
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.6
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.2
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
9
4
5
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
56
25
31
Reception, Full-time
70
35
35
Year 1
81
42
39
Year 2
73
33
40
Year 3
84
45
39
Year 4
90
44
46
Year 5
90
47
43
Year 6
88
43
45
Year 2024-2025

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