Birchfields Primary School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Lytham Road
 Fallowfield
 Manchester M14 6PL
Telephone: 0161 224 3892

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Community School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 1995
History: This school arose from Birchfields Junior School and Birchfields Infants' School

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Helen Ross (since September 2025 – came from Hermitage Primary School)
Previous Headteacher: Michael Cooke
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 30.1 / 36.65
Non-teaching Staff*: 43.88
Number of pupils: 625
Pupils Per Teacher: 20.8
Sex: Mixed (53% boys / 47% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 56.60% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 43.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 25.9% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 97.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 85.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.3km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £4,216,317*
Income Per Pupil: £6,746
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Manchester
Constituency: Manchester, Gorton
Electoral Ward: Rusholme
School Number: 3522328

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 1st October 2024 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Manchester Enterprise Academy Central (0.0km) show on map
  2. The Manchester Grammar School (0.5km) show on map
  3. Cringle Brook Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  4. St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme (0.8km) show on map
  5. Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy (0.8km) show on map
  6. Longsight Community Primary (0.8km) show on map
  7. Alma Park Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  8. St Agnes C of E Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  9. Acacias Community Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  10. Levenshulme High School (1.1km) show on map
  11. St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester (1.1km) show on map
  12. Manchester High School for Girls (1.1km) show on map
  13. Crowcroft Park Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  14. St Richard's RC Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  15. Chapel Street Community Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  16. Mauldeth Road Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  17. St John's CofE Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  18. Stanley Grove Primary Academy (1.4km) show on map
  19. Withington Girls' School (1.5km) show on map
  20. Xaverian College (1.6km) show on map
  21. St Andrew's CofE Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  22. St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester (1.6km) show on map
  23. Rodney House School (1.6km) show on map
  24. St Peter's RC High School (1.7km) show on map
  25. Ladybarn Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  26. Heald Place Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  27. Grange School (1.7km) show on map
  28. St Bernard's RC Primary School Manchester (1.8km) show on map
  29. Green End Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  30. Gorton Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  31. Dean Trust Ardwick (1.8km) show on map
  32. Plymouth Grove Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  33. Burnage Academy for Boys (1.9km) show on map
  34. St Paul's CofE Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  35. St Cuthbert's RC Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  36. St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary... (2.0km) show on map
  37. St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  38. Cedar Mount Academy (2.1km) show on map
  39. Melland High School (2.1km) show on map
  40. The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School (2.1km) show on map
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  74. St James' CofE Primary School Gorton (3.1km) show on map
  75. Trinity CofE High School (3.1km) show on map
  76. Oasis Academy Aspinal (3.1km) show on map
  77. LTE Group (3.2km) show on map
  78. Bridge College (3.2km) show on map
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  97. Didsbury Road Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  98. St Margaret's CofE Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  99. Lancasterian School (3.6km) show on map
  100. Vale View Primary School (3.6km) show on map
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