Birchills Church of England Community Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 16 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Unique reference
- 139435
- Address
- Farringdon Street, WS2 8NF
- Website
- www.birchills.walsall.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 442 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 43.9%
- Girls
- 56.1%
- First language not English
- 55.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.3%
- Persistent absence
- 28.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.0%
Pakistani 42.1%
African 18.8%
White British 13.6%
Mixed 7.8%
Other White 5.2%
Other Asian 3.8%
Indian 3.2%
Other 2.9%
Caribbean 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.1
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsAverage-1.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 30%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Birchills Church of England Community Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 46
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 2 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 0 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 23 13 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 18 10 8 |
| Reception, Full-time | 54 27 27 |
| Year 1 | 51 19 32 |
| Year 2 | 51 18 33 |
| Year 3 | 63 25 38 |
| Year 4 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 5 | 55 22 33 |
| Year 6 | 60 30 30 |