Bird In Bush School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 18 2018 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Southwark
Unique reference
100780
Address
Bird-in-Bush School, Bird-in-Bush Road, SE15 1QP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
484 (64% of total capacity)
Boys
48.1%
Girls
51.9%
First language not English
34.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
51.4%
Persistent absence
9.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.9%
Pupil ethnicities
African 44%
Mixed 11.8%
Other 11.2%
Caribbean 7.4%
Other Black 6.4%
Other White 6%
White British 5.4%
Other Asian 1.9%
Unclassified 1.9%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Pakistani 1.2%
Indian 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-1.9
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsBelow average-2.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 51%
Local authority average 66%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Bird In Bush School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
38
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
38
2nd preference
18
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
38
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
38
16
22
Reception, Full-time
60
28
32
Year 1
60
26
34
Year 2
54
33
21
Year 3
63
28
35
Year 4
58
20
38
Year 5
75
43
32
Year 6
75
39
36
Year 2023-2024