Birchwood Avenue Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 7 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
- 235 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 39.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.9%
- Persistent absence
- 23.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.5%
White British 39.1%
African 18.7%
Other White 13.2%
Mixed 11.9%
Bangladeshi 3.4%
Indian 3%
Pakistani 2.6%
Other Black 2.1%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other 1.7%
Unclassified 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
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
School 48%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Birchwood Avenue Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 36
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 36
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 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 | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 29 20 9 |
| Year 1 | 30 15 15 |
| Year 2 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 3 | 29 18 11 |
| Year 4 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 5 | 28 15 13 |
| Year 6 | 59 27 32 |