Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school located in Bishop's Stortford. 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 08/02/2017. 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 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Birchwood, Bishop's Stortford

School Information

Address: Birchwood, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5QL
Website: www.birchanger.essex.sch.uk
Telephone: 01279812362
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Claire Berry
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 115127

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/02/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 106
Number of Pupils: 103
Number of Boys: 50
Number of Girls: 53

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -3.1 to 2.9
Writing
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -1.4 to 4.2
Maths
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -4.1 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Birchwood, Birchanger CM23 5QL 		0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School
Hampton Road, CM24 8FE 		1,377 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford
Parsonage Lane, CM23 5BE 		1,665 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Summercroft Primary School
Plaw Hatch Close, CM23 5BJ 		1,666 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedAvanti Meadows Primary School
Farnham Road, CM23 1JJ 		2,219 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Birchwood High School
Parsonage Lane, CM23 5BD 		1,472 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Forest Hall School
Forest Hall Road, CM24 8TZ 		1,631 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hockerill Anglo-European College
Dunmow Road, CM23 5HX 		2,271 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Warwick Road, CM23 5NJ 		2,592 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWhite Trees Independent School
13a London Road, Bishops Stortford CM23 5NA 		3,215 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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