The Birches School
Other · Community special school · Ages 4–11 · Manchester
The Birches School is an other school in Manchester for ages 4–11 (community special school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 14 May 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Newholme Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2XZ
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 168 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 60.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 14 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are met each day by staff who know them well and support them into school.”
- “Staff forge positive and trusting relationships with pupils.”
- “This helps pupils to feel safe.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the school is still identifying what pupils should know and the order in which new learning should be taught.”
- “In these subjects, pupils do not learn some of the building blocks that are essential for their future learning.”
- “However, occasionally, some staff do not deliver aspects of the phonics programme well enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 0% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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