Birchfields Primary School
Community primary school in Manchester (Manchester).
KS2 RWM expected
49%
▼ 13pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
73%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
65%
▼ 9pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
63%
▼ 9pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.7%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.9
▼ 0.8 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
58.3%
▲ 33pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
82%
592 / 720 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Birchfields Primary School is a primary school located in Manchester. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 625 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 720. The school is led by Mrs Helen Ross.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Choir
- Computing
- Cooking
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Multisports
- Music
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
Key facts
- URN
- 130380
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Constituency
- Manchester Rusholme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1995
Governing body (7 current, 5 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ahmed Ali | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Shah Ali Former | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Lucy Yeomans Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Helen Ross | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Rehena Khatun | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Aisha Hussain | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mohammed Wahab Sajjad | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Andrea Nelson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Sarah Ahmed | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mr Hamza Al-Qasmi Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Rachael Hamand Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Charlene Shaw Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record