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The Birches School

The Birches School
Newholme Road
West Didsbury
Manchester
England
M202XZ

📞 phone: 01614 488895

👨‍🏫 headteacher: Mr Rob O'Hara

🌍 web: www.thebirchesschool.org

156 pupils mixed gender

110 boys 71%

46 girls 28%

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Community special school

Special classes
Has Special Classes
URN
105613
Establishment type
Community special school
Establishment #
7041
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 383590, Northing: 392185
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 53.426, Longitude: -2.2484
Accepting pupils
2—11 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection
1. November 2016
Region › Const. › Ward
North West › Manchester, Withington › Didsbury West
SEN priorities
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Sen2
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Sen3
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Free school meals %
47.40
Learning provider ref #
10077017

School governors

  • Mr Rob O'Hara, Governor
    (1. September 2015—None)
  • Mr Ciaran Cassidy, Governor
    (20. March 2022—19. March 2026)
  • Ms Jamie Bytheway, Governor
    (1. May 2022—30. April 2026)
  • Mrs Mary Beer, Governor
    (1. December 2019—30. November 2023)
  • Ms Beth Clifford, Governor
    (4. February 2019—3. February 2023)
  • Ms Claire Riley, Governor
    (26. March 2019—10. June 2022)
  • Mrs Louise Lynn, Governor
    (20. October 2020—19. October 2024)
  • Mrs Barbara Woolley, Chair of Governors
    (9. November 2021—1. September 2022)
  • Mrs Barbara Woolley, Governor
    (30. January 2022—29. January 2026)
  • Ms Paula Watt, Governor
    (29. March 2022—28. March 2026)
  • Mrs Nuzhat Atif, Governor
    (5. July 2022—28. March 2023)
  • Mrs Barbara Woolley, Chair of Governors
    (1. September 2022—31. August 2023)
  • Mr Alastair Dawson, Governor
    (13. December 2022—12. December 2026)
  • Miriam Verghese, Governor
    (13. December 2022—12. December 2026)
  • Muna Mohamed, Governor
    (8. November 2022—7. November 2026)
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  12. 0.7 miles Manchester Preparatory School, M211JT
  13. 0.7 miles Al Taqwa Islamic School, M206AH
  14. 0.8 miles Old Moat Junior School, M203FN
  15. 0.8 miles Old Moat Infant School, M203FN
  16. 0.8 miles Barlow Hall Primary School, M217JG (326 pupils)
  17. 0.8 miles Loreto High School Chorlton, M217SW (722 pupils)
  18. 0.8 miles Old Moat Community Primary School, M203FN
  19. 0.8 miles Manchester Secondary PRU, M217JJ (114 pupils)
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  21. 0.8 miles Barlow Hall Primary School, M217JG (287 pupils)
  22. 0.9 miles Rosecroft School Didsbury, M206TX
  23. 0.9 miles Barlow Hall Infant School, M217JG
  24. 0.9 miles Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit, M203FB (76 pupils)
  25. 0.9 miles CHS South, M217SX (718 pupils)

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