Birchwood Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Birchwood Avenue
Dordon
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B78 1QU
Phone 01827892913
Reference Number 138934

General Makeup

Number of pupils 452
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.45%
Girls: 51.55%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 32.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 34

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 26 34 60
2 29 31 60
3 36 32 68
4 35 33 68
5 33 35 68
6 35 33 68

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91.4%
White, Other 2.7%
White & Asian 1.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Indian 0.4%
African 0.4%
Mixed, Other 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2014-10-02
Date Description Report
2014-09-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-11-02 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Birchwood Primary School
2011-07-04 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-11-27 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-01-19 Full inspection Full inspection
2011-07-04 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-11-27 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-01-19 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 72% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 18% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 106 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.8 Unlock Unlock
Writing 1.6 Unlock Unlock
Maths 0.1 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 42 1
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 13 8

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Dordon Primary School
Roman Way, Dordon, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 1PJ
0.44 miles
The Nethersole CofE Academy
High Street, Polesworth, Tamworth, B78 1DZ
0.95 miles
Three Peaks Primary Academy
Fossdale Road, Wilnecote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4HN
1.37 miles
Stoneydelph Primary School
Crowden Road, Wilnecote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4LS
1.52 miles
Heathfields Infant Academy
Saxon Close, Wilnecote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 5LU
1.87 miles
Wilnecote Junior Academy
Smithy Lane, Wilnecote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 5LA
1.9 miles
Two Rivers Primary School
Quince, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4EN
1.9 miles
Glascote Academy
Silverlink Road, Glascote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2EA
1.92 miles
Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery
Quince, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4EN
1.95 miles
Oakhill Primary School
Hawksworth, Glascote Heath, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2HH
1.98 miles
Bird's Bush Primary School
Birds Bush Road, Belgrave, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2NE
2.12 miles
Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School
Maypole Road, Warton, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 0HP
2.17 miles
Woodside CofE Primary School
Maypole Lane, Grendon, Atherstone, Warwickshire, CV9 2BS
2.17 miles
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres
Levett Road, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4AB
2.31 miles
Lakeside Primary School
Leyland Road, Glascote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2SA
2.33 miles
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
Wilnecote Lane, Belgrave, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2LF
2.33 miles
Wood End Primary School
Wood Street, Wood End, Atherstone, Warwickshire, CV9 2QL
2.35 miles
Florendine Primary School
Florendine Street, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 3DD
2.48 miles
The Woodlands Community Primary School
Canning Road, Glascote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 3JX
2.51 miles
Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School
Derwent, Off Field Farm Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2LD
2.57 miles
Name Distance
The Polesworth School
Dordon Road, Dordon, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 1QT
0.05 miles
Two Rivers High School
Torc Campus, Silver Link Road, Glascote Heath, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2HJ
1.83 miles
The Wilnecote School
Tinkers Green Road, Wilnecote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 5LF
1.91 miles
Tamworth Enterprise College and AET Academy
Birds Bush Road, Belgrave, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2NE
2.09 miles
Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Woodland Road, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4FF
2.31 miles
Mortimer House School
Mortimer House, 17 Victoria Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7HS
3.39 miles
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form
Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AA
3.65 miles
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AH
3.73 miles
Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy
Tamworth Road, Kingsbury, Kingsbury School, Kingsbury, Staffordshire, B78 2LF
4 miles
OneSchool Global UK
Long Street, Atherstone, CV9 1AE
4.14 miles
The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Witherley Road, Atherstone, Warwickshire, CV9 1LZ
4.38 miles
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)
Comberford Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 9AA
4.53 miles
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