| Address: | Wittenham Avenue, Reading, RG31 5LN |
| Website: | www.birchcopse.co.uk |
| Telephone: | 01189427442 |
| School Type: | Community school |
| Education phase: | Primary |
| Local authority: | West Berkshire |
| Headteacher / Principal: | Mr J Micklewhite |
| Religious character: | Does not apply |
| Admissions policy: | Not applicable |
| Unique reference: | 109844 |
Ofsted inspection date: 29/11/2011
| Age Range: | 4 - 11 |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| School Capacity: | 420 |
| Number of Pupils: | 425 |
| Number of Boys: | 219 |
| Number of Girls: | 206 |
| School | England state-funded schools: | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall absence: | 3.3% | 4% |
| Persistent absence: | 4.4% | 8.2% |
| School: | 73% |
| England Average: | 65% |
| School: | 19% |
| England Average: | 11% |
| School: | 106 |
| England Average: | 104 |
| School: | 108 |
| England Average: | 105 |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blagrave Nursery School Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA | 4out of 4 | 1,166 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Norcot Early Years Centre 82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB | 4out of 4 | 2,372 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Copse Primary School Wittenham Avenue , Tilehurst RG31 5LN | 4out of 4 | 0 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School City Road , Tilehurst RG31 4SZ | 3out of 4 | 506 yd | Voluntary aided school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Park Lane Primary School School Road , Tilehurst RG31 5BD | 3out of 4 | 558 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Springfield Primary School Barton Road , Tilehurst RG31 5NJ | 3out of 4 | 582 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Moorlands Primary School Church End Lane , Tilehurst RG30 4UN | 3out of 4 | 1,682 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Heath School Little Heath Road , Tilehurst RG31 5TY | 3out of 4 | 609 yd | Voluntary aided school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Denefield School Long Lane , Tilehurst RG31 6XY | 3out of 4 | 1,774 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| King's Academy Prospect Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX | 2out of 4 | 2,733 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLG Reading Empress Road , Calcot RG31 4XR | - not rated | 1,747 yd | Other independent school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Thames Valley School 2 Conwy Close , Tilehurst RG30 4BZ | 3out of 4 | 1,830 yd | Free schools special | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Brookfields Special School Sage Road , Tilehurst RG31 6SW | 4out of 4 | 1,971 yd | Community special school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| The Holy Brook School 145 Ashampstead Road , Southcote RG30 3LJ | 3out of 4 | 3,199 yd | Community special school | No | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.