The Birches School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
The Birches School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–11, located in Manchester, North West.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 168 pupils.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2024
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Good
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Early yearsprovision
Good
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
68%Boys
32%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Special
- Age range
- 4 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Most deprived
- Total pupils
- 168
- IDACI quintile
- 5 (Least deprived)
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2024 | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| 12 Sept 2012 | Outstanding | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Outstanding |
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.
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