Briscoe Lane Academy

Briscoe Lane Academy continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. The pupils are happy and engaged, benefiting from a rich curriculum that encourages reading and cultural appreciation. The school's inclusive environment fosters confidence and respect among students, and staff support is valued, contributing to an overall positive atmosphere. The trust provides beneficial support, enhancing the school's operations and educational quality.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a diverse range of books that reflect different cultures.
• There is a strong focus on reading, with effective phonics instruction.
• Pupils with SEND receive well-tailored support for their educational needs.
• The curriculum is thoughtfully designed to build knowledge progressively.
• Strong relationships between pupils and staff promote emotional well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subject curriculums are not yet as well-established as others.
• Teachers may not consistently check pupils' understanding effectively before moving on to new topics.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Briscoe Lane Academy attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.2% of pupils at Briscoe Lane Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Briscoe Lane Academy had 17.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.3% of pupils at Briscoe Lane Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Briscoe Lane Academy received £7,361 and spent £7,526 for each of its 641 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,120,000 (£1,747 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Wise Owl Trust, income was £7,712 and spending £7,438 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Manchester · Manchester local authority: places and applications

Briscoe Lane Academy is part of Wise Owl Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Seymour Road Academy Manchester
• Park View Community Primary Academy Manchester
• Old Hall Drive Academy Manchester
• Peel Hall Primary Academy Manchester

What is Briscoe Lane Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Briscoe Lane Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Briscoe Lane Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Briscoe Lane Academy was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Briscoe Lane Academy have?

Briscoe Lane Academy has 592 pupils on roll.

What age range does Briscoe Lane Academy cover?

Briscoe Lane Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Briscoe Lane Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Briscoe Lane Academy?

Briscoe Lane Academy is at Briscoe Lane, Newton Heath, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M40 2TB.