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
- 180 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.0%
- Girls
- 55.0%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.6%
- Persistent absence
- 9.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.7%
White British 75%
Mixed 11.8%
Indian 7.2%
Other White 2.8%
Pakistani 1.1%
Other Asian 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Admissions
Birches First School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 52
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 37
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 2 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 29 15 14 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 7 23 |
| Year 1 | 28 18 10 |
| Year 2 | 28 11 17 |
| Year 3 | 30 11 19 |
| Year 4 | 32 17 15 |