Birchwood CofE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 4 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Warrington
Unique reference
111304
Address
The Mount, Admirals Road, Birchwood, WA3 6QG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
149 (77% of total capacity)
Boys
47.7%
Girls
52.3%
First language not English
22.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
53%
Persistent absence
22.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 65.1%
Other White 16.1%
Mixed 9.4%
Other Asian 3.4%
Other Black 2.7%
African 1.3%
Chinese 1.3%
Pakistani 0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAverage-1.1
MathsAverage0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 68%
Local authority average 68%
England average 62%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Birchwood CofE Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
13
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
13
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
13
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher18.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher21.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
20
9
11
Year 1
15
6
9
Year 2
22
6
16
Year 3
21
14
7
Year 4
26
14
12
Year 5
27
15
12
Year 6
18
7
11
Year 2024-2025

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