Birches First School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 29 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 9 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
Staffordshire
Unique reference
144935
Address
Birches Avenue, Codsall, WV8 2JG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
177 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
44.6%
Girls
55.4%
First language not English
2.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
3.4%
Persistent absence
8.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 80.8%
Mixed 8.6%
Indian 5.6%
Other White 1.7%
Pakistani 1.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Birches First School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
34
2nd preference
36
3rd preference
24
From another Local Authority
36
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
9
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 classes29.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
1
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
21
5
16
Reception, Full-time
30
19
11
Year 1
30
13
17
Year 2
30
11
19
Year 3
30
16
14
Year 4
29
12
17
Year 2023-2024

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