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EnglandSouth WestNorth SomersetBS41 9AZBirdwell Primary School
Primary

Birdwell Primary School

Primary

North Somerset · Bristol · BS41 9AZ www.birdwellschool.co.uk/

Pupils
424
cap. 450
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
424
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
424
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/10/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorth Somerset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Birdwell Primary School · Primary · North Somerset

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
84%
+5pp
84%69%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 84%
RWM higher standard
16%
+9pp
20%11%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 16%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
92%
Reading higher standard
57%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
48%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
89%
SPAG higher standard
48%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
424
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Hollis Close, Long Ashton, Bristol, BS41 9AZ
Local authority
North Somerset
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
2024/2584%16%92%57%85%20%89%48%89%89%110.0108.0109.010%424
2023/2479%7%86%52%80%9%88%48%86%86%109.0108.0109.08%437
2022/2381%2%91%53%81%4%92%45%81%85%110.0109.0109.0+3.60-1.70+3.409%431
2018/1977%20%80%36%84%23%82%68%82%82%107.0109.0108.0+0.60-0.30+2.2010%421
2017/1853%6%67%20%78%14%67%22%84%67%104.0103.0106.0-2.00-1.10-1.506%411
2016/1767%14%71%29%79%21%74%19%83%76%105.0103.0105.0-0.90+0.00-1.205%370

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
2024/2542422.410%8%9%4%6%
2023/2443720.58%6%8%5%12%
2022/2343124.49%5%8%5%8%
2021/2244422.18%3%7%5%7%
2020/2143925.111%3%7%
2018/1942123.310%2%8%4%6%
2017/1841121.56%2%7%4%6%
2016/1737022.35%1%7%3%6%

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