Birchwood Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Sept 10 2014 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
- 452 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.5%
- Girls
- 51.5%
- First language not English
- 4.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.7%
- Persistent absence
- 8.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.2%
White British 91.4%
Mixed 3.1%
Other White 2.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
African 0.4%
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 72%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 18%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Birchwood Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 42
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 32.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 34 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 60 25 35 |
| Year 1 | 60 26 34 |
| Year 2 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 3 | 68 36 32 |
| Year 4 | 68 35 33 |
| Year 5 | 68 33 35 |
| Year 6 | 68 35 33 |