Birchfields Primary School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

ManchesterLocal Authority

Manchester RusholmeConstituency

M14 6PLPostcode

1.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Birchfields Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Manchester, North West.

It currently serves 592 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 45%
Higher standard: 1%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

Asian

80%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

592

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

58%

England average

27%

First language not English

83%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 592
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
7 Nov 2024	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Not judged
8 Mar 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.