Birchwood Primary School is a primary school located in Tamworth. 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 11/09/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in maths is average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Birchwood Avenue, Tamworth

School Information

Address: Birchwood Avenue, Tamworth, B78 1QU
Website: http://www.birchwoodprimaryschool.com/
Telephone: 01827892913
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Warwickshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Neil Coleman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138934

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/09/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 443
Number of Boys: 235
Number of Girls: 208

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.2 to -0.2
Writing
Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.4 to 3.2
Maths
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.1 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birchwood Primary School
Birchwood Avenue , Dordon B78 1QU 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Dordon Primary School
Roman Way , Dordon B78 1PJ 		3out of 4 766 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Nethersole CofE Academy
High Street , Polesworth B78 1DZ 		3out of 4 1,671 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Three Peaks Primary Academy
Fossdale Road , Wilnecote B77 4HN 		3out of 4 2,407 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Stoneydelph Primary School
Crowden Road , Wilnecote B77 4LS 		3out of 4 2,663 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Polesworth School
Dordon Road , Dordon B78 1QT 		4out of 4 87 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Two Rivers High School
Torc Campus , Silver Link Road B77 2HJ 		4out of 4 3,223 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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