Birchwood Avenue Primary School | Primary in Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield | Ofsted & DfE

38%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

205

Pupils · 2024/25

40%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

38%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

205

Pupils · 2024/25

40%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

38%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

205

Pupils · 2024/25

40%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/06/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHertfordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Birchwood Avenue Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

38%

+1pp

65%51%37%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 38%

RWM higher standard

-2pp

7%4%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

76%

Reading higher standard

24%

Writing expected standard

45%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

59%

Maths higher standard

10%

Science expected standard

72%

SPAG expected standard

66%

SPAG higher standard

17%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

99.0

GPS scaled score

102.0

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

205

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

40%

FSM eligible

34%

SEN

30%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

20%

Contact

Address

Birchwood Avenue, Hatfield, AL10 0PS

Local authority

Hertfordshire

Website

www.birchwoodavenue.herts.sch.uk/

Telephone

01707262503

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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	38%	0%	76%	24%	45%	3%	59%	10%	72%	66%	103.0	99.0	102.0	—	—	—	30%	205
2023/24	37%	2%	67%	27%	43%	2%	51%	16%	69%	61%	104.0	101.0	103.0	—	—	—	23%	235
2022/23	48%	7%	62%	17%	66%	10%	66%	17%	72%	62%	103.0	102.0	102.0	-1.20	+0.40	-1.20	24%	225
2018/19	65%	3%	84%	26%	77%	13%	81%	35%	77%	74%	105.0	106.0	105.0	+1.40	-0.50	+2.20	19%	222
2017/18	60%	7%	80%	13%	77%	10%	70%	7%	80%	87%	103.0	101.0	107.0	-0.50	+0.80	-1.30	19%	223
2016/17	53%	7%	67%	17%	67%	10%	73%	13%	70%	70%	102.0	104.0	106.0	+0.10	+0.60	+1.60	17%	202

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	205	17.6	30%	40%	34%	6%	20%
2023/24	235	20.5	23%	39%	32%	6%	16%
2022/23	225	17.3	24%	33%	36%	6%	21%
2021/22	214	17.3	22%	34%	31%	6%	20%
2020/21	215	16.0	22%	38%	34%	—	—
2018/19	222	20.6	19%	43%	26%	5%	14%
2017/18	223	21.0	19%	41%	28%	6%	18%
2016/17	202	21.5	17%	36%	35%	6%	10%