School Summary

The Birches School


Boys: 110
Girls: 46
Total Pupils: 156
Opened:
Ofsted: Outstanding
Headteacher: Rob O'Hara
The Birches School
Newholme Road
Manchester

M20 2XZ
Telephone: 01614488895
Website: https://www.thebirchesschool.org

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AdministrativeWard (name): Didsbury West
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Boarders (code): 1
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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DistrictAdministrative (code): E08000003
DistrictAdministrative (name): Manchester
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Easting: 383590
EdByOther (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentAccredited (code): 0
EstablishmentAccredited (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentName: The Birches School
EstablishmentNumber: 7041
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
EstablishmentStatus (name): Open
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EstablishmentTypeGroup (name): Special schools
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GOR (code): B
GOR (name): North West
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Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Rob
HeadLastName: O'Hara
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LA (code): 352
LA (name): Manchester
LSOA (code): E01005083
LSOA (name): Manchester 039D
LastChangedDate: 02-05-2023
Locality: West Didsbury
MSOA (code): E02001083
MSOA (name): Manchester 039
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NumberOfBoys: 110
NumberOfGirls: 46
NumberOfPupils: 156
NurseryProvision (name): Has Nursery Classes
OfficialSixthForm (code): 0
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OfstedLastInsp: 01-11-2016
OfstedRating (name): Outstanding
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ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Manchester, Withington
PercentageFSM: 47.40
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Postcode: M20 2XZ
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RSCRegion (name): Lancashire and West Yorkshire
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SEN1 (name): SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
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SchoolWebsite: www.thebirchesschool.org
Section41Approved (name): Not applicable
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SpecialClasses (code): 1
SpecialClasses (name): Has Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 11
StatutoryLowAge: 2
Street: Newholme Road
TeenMoth (name): Not applicable
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TelephoneNum: 01614488895
Town: Manchester
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 0
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Not applicable
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TypeOfEstablishment (code): 07
TypeOfEstablishment (name): Community special school
TypeOfResourcedProvision (name): Not applicable
UKPRN: 10077017
UPRN: 77092067
URN: 105613
UrbanRural (code): A1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
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rating: 4.9
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