Birchwood Primary School is a primary school located in Ipswich. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 14/10/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.7%, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Valiant Road, Ipswich

School Information

Address: Valiant Road, Ipswich, IP5 3SP
Website: www.birchwoodprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01473610701
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Stephen Cloke
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 124681

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/10/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 205
Number of Boys: 100
Number of Girls: 105

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 4.6 Confidence interval 2.5 to 6.8
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.2
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.8 Confidence interval 1.9 to 5.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

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

School:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:111
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:110
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birchwood Primary School
Valiant Road , Martlesham Heath IP5 3SP 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Gorseland Primary School
Deben Avenue , Martlesham Heath IP5 3QR 		4out of 4 615 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Martlesham Primary Academy
Black Tiles Lane , Martlesham IP12 4SS 		3out of 4 1,436 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Cedarwood Primary School
Wilkinson Drive , Kesgrave IP5 2ES 		3out of 4 2,122 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Heath Primary School, Kesgrave
Bell Lane , Kesgrave IP5 1JG 		3out of 4 2,768 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kesgrave High School
Main Road , Kesgrave IP5 2PB 		3out of 4 2,053 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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