Birchington Church of England Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 25 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
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 118693
- Address
- Park Lane, CT7 0AS
- Website
- www.birchington-primary.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 439 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.5%
- Girls
- 51.5%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.4%
- Persistent absence
- 17.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.2%
White British 87%
Mixed 4.5%
Other White 3.6%
Other 2.5%
Indian 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
African 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAverage-1.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 59%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Birchington Church of England Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 46
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 52 25 27 |
| Year 1 | 60 26 34 |
| Year 2 | 57 35 22 |
| Year 3 | 61 24 37 |
| Year 4 | 72 33 39 |
| Year 5 | 74 40 34 |
| Year 6 | 62 29 33 |