Birchfields Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Manchester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Birchfields Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 October 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Birchfields Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 105 of the 136 other Manchester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 saw 59 first-choice applications for 66 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 49% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 1% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Manchester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Lytham Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6PL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 592 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils feel happy to be part of this caring and welcoming school.”
- “They have a strong sense of belonging and settle in quickly, including pupils who arrive at different points during the year.”
- “Pupils told inspectors that ‘everyone in this school matters’ and that everybody ‘should have the same chances to succeed’.”
To improve
- “Nonetheless, over time, the school has not placed sufficient emphasis on the development of pupils’ written and spoken communication skills.”
- “As a result, pupils make mistakes in their spoken language and in their written work.”
- “These mistakes linger throughout their time at school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 November 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) | 49% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 59 first-preference applications, 66 offers in total, 59 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Manchester.
- Cringle Brook Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Longsight Community Primary 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Alma Park Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Acacias Community Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Agnes C of E Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's RC Primary School, Manchester, A Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Crowcroft Park Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published