Birchwood Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Outstanding Apr 1 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Unique reference
- 138934
- Address
- Birchwood Avenue, Dordon, B78 1QU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 453 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.1%
- Girls
- 53.9%
- First language not English
- 4.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.2%
- Persistent absence
- 6.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.5%
White British 90.5%
Mixed 3.5%
Other White 3.1%
Caribbean 0.7%
African 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Pakistani 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingAbove average1.6
MathsAverage0.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 71%
Local authority average 61%
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 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Birchwood Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 32.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 34 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 61 24 37 |
| Year 1 | 60 25 35 |
| Year 2 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 3 | 68 30 38 |
| Year 4 | 68 35 33 |
| Year 5 | 68 35 33 |
| Year 6 | 68 33 35 |