Community school · Hertfordshire

Birchwood Avenue Primary School

5–11Ages
202Pupils
PrimaryPhase
132105URN

Birchwood Avenue, Hatfield, AL10 0PS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.8 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

92 applications for 27 places · 64th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 June 2023Ofsted'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

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

3.4applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

92 applications · 27 places offered · 35 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 4.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 4.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 4.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 4.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

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

This school
Hertfordshire 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	27	92	3.4	35	1.30
Sep 2025	29	105	3.6	38	1.31
Sep 2024	29	127	4.4	36	1.24
Sep 2023	29	118	4.1	24	0.83
Sep 2022	29	140	4.8	37	1.28
Sep 2021	30	116	3.9	30	1.00
Sep 2020	30	117	3.9	35	1.17
Sep 2019	30	124	4.1	43	1.43
Sep 2018	30	99	3.3	29	0.97
Sep 2017	30	119	4.0	35	1.17
Sep 2016	30	110	3.7	29	0.97
Sep 2015	20	86	4.3	17	0.85
Sep 2014	30	106	3.5	37	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 45% · Maths 59% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%305th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard45%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

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Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	38%	0%	103	99
2023/24	37%	2%	104	101
2022/23	48%	7%	103	102

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 Avenue Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Countess Anne Church of England School
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

4.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Green Lanes Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good · improving2023

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
The Ryde School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Hatfield Community Free School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Howe Dell Primary School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Oak View Primary and Nursery School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
De Havilland Primary School
2.3 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 132105 · 919/2007
Capacity: 210 pupils · 202 on roll
Free school meals: 33.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 13 April 2000
Address: Birchwood Avenue, Hatfield, AL10 0PS
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Welwyn Hatfield

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