Birchwood Community High School is a secondary school located in Warrington. 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 11/10/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Brock Road, Warrington, WA3 7PT
Website: http://www.birchwoodhigh.org/
Telephone: 01925853500
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Warrington
Headteacher / Principal: Emma Mills
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139840

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/10/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1050
Number of Pupils: 889
Number of Boys: 459
Number of Girls: 430

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

: -0.19 Confidence interval -0.39 to 0
Of the 169 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 163 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:48%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:46%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.03
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Locking Stumps Community Primary School
Glover Road , Birchwood WA3 7PH
3out of 4 822 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Birchwood CofE Primary School
The Mount , Admirals Road WA3 6QG
3out of 4 1,044 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Woolston CofE Aided Primary School
Epping Drive , Woolston WA1 4QL
4out of 4 1,797 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Hillock Lane , Woolston WA1 4PQ
4out of 4 1,939 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Woolston Community Primary School
Barnfield Road , Woolston WA1 4NW
3out of 4 2,141 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birchwood Community High School
Brock Road , Birchwood WA3 7PT
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
King's Leadership Academy Warrington
Hillock Lane , Woolston WA1 4PF
4out of 4 1,898 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Padgate Academy
Insall Road , WA2 0LN
- not rated 2,360 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birchwood School
Birchwood Specialist Care and Education Services , Ainscough Road WA3 7PW
- not rated 448 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kassia Academy and Support Services
Fallowfield Grove , Padgate WA2 0QQ
3out of 4 1,524 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Green Lane Community Special School
Woolston Learning Village, Holes Lane , Holes Lane WA1 4LS
4out of 4 2,149 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Woolston Brook School
Green Lane , Padgate WA1 4JL
3out of 4 2,163 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fox Wood Special School
Holes Lane , Woolston WA1 4LS
3out of 4 2,314 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.