Birchills Church of England Community Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 17 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
443 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
45.4%
Girls
54.6%
First language not English
52.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
42.4%
Persistent absence
24.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.6%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 45.4%
White British 14.9%
African 14.7%
Other White 6.1%
Mixed 5.6%
Other Asian 4.3%
Other 3.2%
Indian 2%
Caribbean 1.1%
Other Black 0.9%
Irish 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.1
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsAverage-1.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 37%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 6%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Birchills Church of England Community Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
35
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
35
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
35
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
30
22
8
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
7
2
5
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
9
4
5
Reception, Full-time
51
20
31
Year 1
51
18
33
Year 2
60
25
35
Year 3
59
28
31
Year 4
56
25
31
Year 5
60
32
28
Year 6
60
25
35
Year 2023-2024

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