Academy converter · Warwickshire

Birchwood Primary School

4–11Ages
451Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138934URN

Birchwood Avenue, Dordon, Tamworth, B78 1QU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Warwickshire median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Warwickshire

139 applications for 60 places · 87th of 151 in Warwickshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Warwickshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

close to Warwickshire median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

139 applications · 60 places offered · 83 named it first

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

2026 2.3; Warwickshire median median 2.4
2025 1.9; Warwickshire median median 2.4
2024 2.1; Warwickshire median median 2.4
2023 2.2; Warwickshire median median 2.3
2022 2.2; Warwickshire median median 2.1
2021 2.0; Warwickshire median median 2.1
2020 1.7; Warwickshire median median 2.2
2019 1.9; Warwickshire median median 2.1
2018 2.1; Warwickshire median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Warwickshire median median 1.9
2016 1.9; Warwickshire median median 2.0
2015 1.7; Warwickshire median median 1.8
2014 1.6; Warwickshire median median 1.7

This school
Warwickshire 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	60	139	2.3	83	1.38
Sep 2025	60	115	1.9	70	1.17
Sep 2024	60	123	2.1	67	1.12
Sep 2023	59	130	2.2	74	1.25
Sep 2022	60	130	2.2	85	1.42
Sep 2021	59	115	2.0	78	1.32
Sep 2020	58	96	1.7	60	1.03
Sep 2019	60	114	1.9	75	1.25
Sep 2018	51	107	2.1	50	0.98
Sep 2017	59	103	1.8	62	1.05
Sep 2016	60	112	1.9	72	1.20
Sep 2015	60	102	1.7	69	1.15
Sep 2014	60	98	1.6	64	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 87% · Maths 78% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%68th of 155 in Warwickshire

Warwickshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Warwickshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Warwickshire 37% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Warwickshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Warwickshire 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Warwickshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Warwickshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Warwickshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	65%	15%	105	104
2023/24	71%	12%	106	105
2022/23	72%	18%	106	106

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 Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Dordon Primary School
0.7 km · Warwickshire

Good2024

2.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
The Nethersole CofE Academy
1.5 km · Warwickshire

2026

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Three Peaks Primary Academy
2.2 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Stoneydelph Primary School
2.4 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Garden Village Primary Academy
2.8 km · Staffordshire

Not yet inspected

2.0applications per place
Heathfields Infant Academy
3.0 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place
Wilnecote Junior Academy
3.1 km · Staffordshire

Requires improvement2024

49%met the SATs standard
Glascote Academy
3.1 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138934 · 937/2619
Trust: Community Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 451 on roll
Free school meals: 13.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 November 2012
Replaced: Birchwood Primary School (URN 125621)
Address: Birchwood Avenue, Dordon, Tamworth, B78 1QU
Local authority: Warwickshire · North Warwickshire

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