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

Secondary

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

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
White Trees Independent School
13a London Road , Bishops Stortford CM23 5NA 		- not rated 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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