Birches First School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 28 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
- 12.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.4%
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%
Admissions
Birches First School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 34
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 36
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 9
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
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 |