Birchfield Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 21 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 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
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 123730
- Address
- Birchfield Road, BA21 5RL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 417 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.9%
- Girls
- 44.1%
- First language not English
- 21.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.1%
- Persistent absence
- 14.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.3%
White British 74.6%
Other White 13.4%
Mixed 2.9%
Indian 2.4%
African 2.2%
Other Asian 1.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.3
WritingAverage-1.4
MathsAbove average1.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 69%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 12%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Birchfield Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 53
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 60 40 20 |
| Year 1 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 2 | 58 34 24 |
| Year 3 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 4 | 59 36 23 |
| Year 5 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 6 | 60 28 32 |