Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School) is a school located in Melton Mowbray. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/12/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.4%, which is 4.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Grange Drive, Melton Mowbray

School Information

Address: Grange Drive, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA
Website: www.birchwoodschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01664483340
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Leicestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rosalind Hopkins
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134640

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/12/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 193
Number of Pupils: 201
Number of Boys: 120
Number of Girls: 81

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -6.5 to 2
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.4 Confidence interval -7.6 to -1.1
Maths
Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -6.9 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:83
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:86
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.52 Confidence interval -2.11 to -0.92
Of the 19 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 18 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:88%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:7.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.64
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sherard Primary School
Grange Drive , LE13 1HA 		2out of 4 452 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Brownlow Primary School
Limes Avenue , LE13 1QL 		3out of 4 1,503 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Saint Francis Catholic Primary School
Dalby Road , LE13 0BP 		3out of 4 1,550 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre
Dalby Road , LE13 0BJ 		2out of 4 1,695 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Grove Primary School
Asfordby Road , LE13 0HN 		2out of 4 2,268 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Long Field Spencer Academy
Ambleside Way , LE13 0BN 		3out of 4 2,350 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
John Ferneley College
Scalford Road , LE13 1LH 		3out of 4 3,182 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Melton Vale Sixth Form College
Burton Road , LE13 1DN 		- not rated 550 yd Academy 16-19 converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Grange Drive , LE13 1HA 		3out of 4 0 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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