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Birchwood Primary School

Primary

North Warwickshire · Tamworth · B78 1QU http://www.birchwoodprimaryschool.com/

Pupils
453
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
453
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
453
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 10/09/2014

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWarwickshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Birchwood Primary School · Primary · Warwickshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
65%
-6pp
74%70%65%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
15%
+3pp
18%13%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
25%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
453
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Birchwood Avenue, Dordon, Tamworth, B78 1QU
Local authority
Warwickshire
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
2024/2565%15%75%34%87%25%78%18%85%81%105.0104.0106.016%453
2023/2471%12%80%33%83%26%79%24%91%80%106.0105.0106.013%452
2022/2372%18%78%34%82%31%87%25%84%84%106.0106.0108.0-0.80+1.60+0.1014%451
2018/1967%8%69%17%89%33%86%28%86%88%103.0106.0107.0-1.70+1.80+0.2014%430
2017/1874%11%81%27%90%31%81%31%87%87%106.0105.0108.0-1.20+0.50-0.9014%432
2016/1762%17%75%27%76%29%73%27%81%81%104.0104.0105.0-2.00-0.40-1.9012%424

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
2024/2545323.116%4%13%3%6%
2023/2445224.313%4%14%4%5%
2022/2345120.914%3%13%4%4%
2021/2244023.910%2%13%5%12%
2020/2144322.512%1%15%
2018/1943023.214%2%13%3%5%
2017/1843226.014%1%12%3%4%
2016/1742425.212%1%10%3%3%

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