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Birchwood Primary School

Academy converter · Tamworth · B78 1QU

Ages 4–11 · 451 pupils · Warwickshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

71%

Overall absence

3.8%

Admissions demand

1.12 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-04-01

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)71%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)4.8%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
396

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.12 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

67

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

59

Total preferences (any rank)
123
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
13
Offers to outside-LA applicants
8

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill107%

451 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
451
Boys / girls
206 / 245
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
451 / 420 (107%)
Free school meals
13.1%
FSM pupils
59
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
Community Academies Trust
Headteacher
Mr Neil Coleman

Location

Address
Birchwood Avenue, Dordon
Postcode
B78 1QU
Town
Tamworth
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Warwickshire
District
North Warwickshire
Constituency
North Warwickshire and Bedworth
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
5 on roll / 8 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Tamworth, Warwickshire, 451 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 13.1%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in Tamworth
52
Primary schools in Tamworth
41
Academies among open schools in Tamworth
69% (36)
Open schools in B78
11
Primary in B78
9
Open schools in Warwickshire LA
288
Primary in Warwickshire LA
197

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Neil Coleman
Telephone
01827892913
Website
http://www.birchwoodprimaryschool.com/

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