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Community special school · Manchester

The Birches School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 168Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • 105613URN

Newholme Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2XZ · School website

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionGood

Inspection history

  1. 14 May 2024
    Graded inspection: Good
  2. 12 July 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

School details

Type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
105613 · 352/7041
Free school meals
60.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Newholme Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2XZ
Local authority
Manchester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources