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EnglandWest MidlandsHerefordshire, County ofHR2 8HLMuch Birch CofE Primary School
Primary

Much Birch CofE Primary School

Primary

Herefordshire, County of · Hereford · HR2 8HL www.much-birch.hereford.sch.uk/

Pupils
182
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
182
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
182
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/04/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHerefordshire, County of
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Much Birch CofE Primary School · Primary · Herefordshire, County of

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
64%
0pp
72%61%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
8%
+2pp
10%8%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
182
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
3%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Much Birch, Hereford, HR2 8HL
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
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%8%76%36%76%16%76%20%84%80%107.0105.0107.013%182
2023/2464%6%82%15%79%15%79%6%88%61%104.0102.0103.014%193
2022/2350%7%79%21%79%21%64%14%93%79%106.0103.0105.0+0.30+2.20-1.4010%179
2018/1972%8%80%40%76%28%88%28%88%88%107.0107.0110.0+2.90+1.20+1.9011%187
2017/1866%10%83%31%79%24%79%24%86%83%106.0106.0106.0-0.20-1.10-0.3011%199
2016/1762%7%72%21%76%24%76%28%86%79%105.0105.0106.0-0.60-1.40-0.4012%195

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
2024/2518221.713%2%3%4%5%
2023/2419323.014%4%3%6%13%
2022/2317921.310%4%4%6%12%
2021/2218620.99%3%1%8%21%
2020/2118818.610%4%3%
2018/1918721.311%4%3%3%5%
2017/1819919.911%6%3%3%5%
2016/1719521.912%6%3%3%3%

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