Ofsted inspection · 21/05/2024
Overview of Birchfield Community Primary School · Primary · Somerset
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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2024/25
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 59% | 2% | 69% | 25% | 71% | 7% | 75% | 24% | 75% | 68% | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 14% | 417 |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 12% | 76% | 34% | 74% | 12% | 81% | 41% | 83% | 79% | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 | — | — | — | 12% | 416 |
| 2022/23 | 59% | 0% | 73% | 29% | 66% | 0% | 80% | 27% | 85% | 76% | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | +0.30 | -1.40 | +1.90 | 13% | 421 |
| 2018/19 | 63% | 5% | 70% | 20% | 80% | 17% | 75% | 18% | 77% | 77% | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 | -2.10 | -0.30 | -1.30 | 16% | 414 |
| 2017/18 | 58% | 3% | 65% | 17% | 82% | 10% | 68% | 22% | 77% | 80% | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 | -1.50 | -0.30 | -1.00 | 15% | 407 |
| 2016/17 | 56% | 0% | 68% | 14% | 76% | 12% | 64% | 15% | 76% | 76% | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 | -2.20 | -0.80 | -2.30 | 12% | 407 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 417 | 22.4 | 14% | 21% | 28% | 5% | 13% |
| 2023/24 | 416 | 23.8 | 12% | 20% | 28% | 6% | 17% |
| 2022/23 | 421 | 21.1 | 13% | 17% | 30% | 6% | 17% |
| 2021/22 | 413 | 22.4 | 13% | 15% | 31% | 7% | 22% |
| 2020/21 | 416 | 24.2 | 15% | 14% | 31% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 414 | 23.8 | 16% | 11% | 28% | 5% | 9% |
| 2017/18 | 407 | 21.9 | 15% | 10% | 28% | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 407 | 21.1 | 12% | 7% | 28% | 6% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.