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EnglandEast of EnglandUttlesfordCM23 5QLBirchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary

Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary

Uttlesford · Bishop's Stortford · CM23 5QL www.birchanger.essex.sch.uk

Pupils
97
cap. 117
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
97
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
97
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio11.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Primary · Essex

Finance£8341 spend / pupil£8343 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
64%
+35pp
75%52%29%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
5%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
91%
Reading higher standard
0%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
9%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
73%
LA AVG 74.28%
SPAG higher standard
9%
LA AVG 28.9%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.87
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.78
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
97
Pupil : teacher ratio
11.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
5%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Birchwood, Birchanger, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5QL
Local authority
Essex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2564%0%91%0%82%18%73%9%100%73%104.0104.0103.05%97
2023/2429%0%71%0%36%7%43%0%71%64%102.098.0103.011%107
2022/2363%4%75%46%79%21%75%8%88%83%107.0103.0105.0+1.20+0.40-2.5012%121
2018/1975%0%81%38%94%25%81%13%100%88%105.0104.0108.0-0.10+1.40-1.5013%121
2017/1838%5%67%19%76%10%48%10%86%71%103.0101.0104.0-3.40-1.80-3.9018%111
2016/1767%0%67%33%67%0%67%33%67%67%106.0107.0105.0-2.50-6.90-3.0018%112

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/259713.95%11%12%4%7%
2023/2410715.311%18%16%5%13%
2022/2312115.112%14%13%5%11%
2021/2210113.414%0%11%4%10%
2020/2110317.712%1%11%
2018/1912117.813%2%12%4%8%
2017/1811117.318%4%12%3%7%
2016/1711215.118%4%8%3%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.