Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school located in Colchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 29/11/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

Check Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School location rating (nearby schools, safety, property prices, sport facilities etc.
School Hill, Colchester

School Information

Address: School Hill, Colchester, CO2 0LZ
Website: http://www.birch.essex.sch.uk
Telephone: 01206330224
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: The Revd Catherine Moore
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 115138

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 29/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 140
Number of Pupils: 145
Number of Boys: 83
Number of Girls: 62

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -1 to 3.8
Writing
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1.9
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:88%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
School Hill , Birch CO2 0LZ 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
High Road , Layer-de-la-Haye CO2 0DS 		3out of 4 2,744 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

↑