Birchills Church of England Community Academy is a primary school located in Walsall. 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 01/03/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Farringdon Street, Walsall

School Information

Address: Farringdon Street, Walsall, WS2 8NF
Website: www.birchills.walsall.sch.uk
Telephone: 01922721063
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Walsall
Headteacher / Principal: Mr J Dean
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139435

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 435
Number of Boys: 198
Number of Girls: 237

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.1 to 0.3
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -4.2 to -1.2
Maths
Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.1 to -1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:51%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alumwell Nursery School
Primley Avenue , WS2 9UP 		4out of 4 1,274 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Fullbrook Nursery School
West Bromwich Road , WS5 4NN 		4out of 4 2,740 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Valley Nursery School
Blakenall Heath , Blakenall WS3 1HT 		4out of 4 3,185 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birchills Church of England Community Academy
Farringdon Street , WS2 8NF 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall
Blue Lane East , WS2 8HN 		3out of 4 436 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Croft Academy
Croft Street , WS2 8JE 		2out of 4 583 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Reedswood E-ACT Academy
Bentley Drive , WS2 8RX 		3out of 4 818 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Butts Primary School
Butts Road , WS4 2AH 		3out of 4 1,146 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walsall Studio School
14a Lower Hall Lane , The Goldmine Centre WS1 1RL 		3out of 4 1,015 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
Queen Mary's High School
Upper Forster Street , WS4 2AE 		4out of 4 1,185 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Birmingham Street , WS1 2ND 		3out of 4 1,471 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Primley Avenue , WS2 9UA 		3out of 4 1,529 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Queen Mary's Grammar School
Sutton Road , WS1 2PG 		4out of 4 2,248 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walsall College
Wisemore Campus , WS2 8ES 		- not rated 692 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bloxwich Academy
Leamore Lane , Bloxwich WS2 7NR 		2out of 4 3,123 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Emmanuel School
Afro Caribbean Community Association , 36 Wolverhampton Road WS2 8PR 		- not rated 340 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
West Midlands Education and Skills
ST PATRICKS PRESBYTERY , BLUE LANE EAST WS2 8HN 		- not rated 435 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Ladder School
Millennium House , 24 Lower Hall Lane WS1 1RL 		- not rated 1,044 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Abu Bakr Boys School
Kent Street , WS2 7AN 		- not rated 1,331 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Abu Bakr Girls School
154- 160 Wednesbury Road , Palfrey WS1 4JJ 		- not rated 1,552 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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