Voluntary aided school · Warrington

Birchwood CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
157Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
111304URN

The Mount, Admirals Road, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6QG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.9 below Warrington median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Warrington

25 applications for 21 places · 55th of 56 in Warrington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

The graded inspection, 22 January 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

5 February 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
22 January 2020
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Warrington median (2.1) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

25 applications · 21 places offered · 18 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.2; Warrington median median 2.1
2025 1.8; Warrington median median 2.1
2024 1.6; Warrington median median 2.0
2023 1.9; Warrington median median 1.9
2022 1.4; Warrington median median 2.0
2021 1.4; Warrington median median 2.0
2020 1.3; Warrington median median 2.1
2019 1.5; Warrington median median 2.0
2018 1.5; Warrington median median 2.1
2017 1.4; Warrington median median 2.3
2016 1.5; Warrington median median 2.2
2015 1.0; Warrington median median 2.3
2014 1.2; Warrington median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Warrington median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Warrington median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	21	25	1.2	18	0.86
Sep 2025	13	23	1.8	13	1.00
Sep 2024	21	33	1.6	21	1.00
Sep 2023	14	26	1.9	13	0.93
Sep 2022	20	28	1.4	19	0.95
Sep 2021	19	27	1.4	17	0.89
Sep 2020	24	31	1.3	23	0.96
Sep 2019	26	40	1.5	25	0.96
Sep 2018	27	40	1.5	26	0.96
Sep 2017	26	36	1.4	24	0.92
Sep 2016	26	40	1.5	24	0.92
Sep 2015	30	30	1.0	20	0.67
Sep 2014	31	37	1.2	27	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 59% · Maths 76% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%43rd of 57 in Warrington

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Warrington 85% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Warrington 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

Warrington 77% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Warrington 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Warrington 83% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Warrington 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Warrington median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	59%	0%	107	106
2023/24	68%	3%	107	105
2022/23	46%	4%	103	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Birchwood CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Gorse Covert Primary School
1.3 km · Warrington

Good2023

1.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Locking Stumps Community Primary School
1.4 km · Warrington

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Woolston CofE Aided Primary School
2.2 km · Warrington

Good2023

2.6applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
2.4 km · Warrington

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Woolston Community Primary School
2.6 km · Warrington

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate
2.9 km · Warrington

Good2023

2.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Cinnamon Brow Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Warrington

Good2021

1.6applications per place
Bruche Academy
3.1 km · Warrington

Good2022

3.4applications per place 97%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111304 · 877/3316
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 226 pupils · 157 on roll
Free school meals: 56.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: The Mount, Admirals Road, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6QG
Local authority: Warrington

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources