Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 4 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 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
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 115138
- Address
- School Hill, Birch, CO2 0LZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 119 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.6%
- Girls
- 45.4%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.4%
- Persistent absence
- 13.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 26.1%
White British 88.2%
Mixed 5%
Other White 2.5%
African 1.7%
Unclassified 1.7%
Irish 0.8%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.2
WritingAverage0.2
MathsAverage0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 91%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 17
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 15
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 15
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 17 8 9 |
| Year 1 | 13 6 7 |
| Year 2 | 13 6 7 |
| Year 3 | 12 6 6 |
| Year 4 | 26 17 9 |
| Year 5 | 20 12 8 |
| Year 6 | 18 10 8 |