Birchwood Avenue Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 6 2023 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
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 132105
- Address
- Birchwood Avenue, AL10 0PS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 205 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 59.0%
- Girls
- 41.0%
- First language not English
- 40.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.7%
- Persistent absence
- 16.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.4%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Bangladeshi | 3.9% |
| Mixed | 10.7% |
| Other White | 14.6% |
| African | 15.6% |
| White British | 42.9% |
| Indian | 2.9% |
| Pakistani | 2% |
| Other | 2% |
| Other Asian | 1.5% |
| Other Black | 1.5% |
| Unclassified | 1.5% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.5% |
| Caribbean | 0.5% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage0.4
MathsAverage-1.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 38% |
| Local authority average | 64% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 0% |
| Local authority average | 11% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 103 |
| Local authority average | 107 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 99 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
Birchwood Avenue Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 28 20 8 |
| Year 1 | 29 19 10 |
| Year 2 | 30 15 15 |
| Year 3 | 29 17 12 |
| Year 4 | 28 19 9 |
| Year 5 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 6 | 30 16 14 |