Birchwood CofE Primary School
The Mount, Admirals Road, Warrington, WA3 6QG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Latham
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- Warrington North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 226
- Pupils on roll
- 157
- URN
- 111304
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01925823316
About this school
Birchwood CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Warrington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 157 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 | 31 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 68% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 84% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 77% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 81% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Birchwood CofE Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Warrington average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 65% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 174 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 149 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Birchwood CofE Primary School compares
Birchwood CofE Primary School ranked 43rd of 57 primary schools in Warrington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 7% | 53% | 157 | — |
| Gorse Covert Primary School | 77% | 3.8% | 20.9% | 212 | 0.8 miles |
| Locking Stumps Community Primary School | 56% | 4.7% | 36% | 376 | 0.9 miles |
| Woolston CofE Aided Primary School | 82% | 3% | 14% | 208 | 1.4 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 79% | 3.4% | 9.8% | 211 | 1.5 miles |
| Woolston Community Primary School | 62% | 3.6% | 19.2% | 230 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report5 February 2025
- 22 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.02%
- English as an additional language
- 22.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.04%
- Persistent absence
- 24.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gorse Covert Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Locking Stumps Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Woolston CofE Aided Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Woolston Community Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Warrington
Other schools in Warrington
Birchwood CofE Primary School ranks 51st of the 65 ranked primary schools in Warrington.
- Alderman Bolton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Primary
- Appleton Thorn Primary School Primary
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Beamont Primary School Primary
- Bewsey Lodge Academy Primary
- Bradshaw Primary School Primary
- Brook Acre Community Primary School Primary
- Broomfields Junior School Primary
- Bruche Academy Primary
- Burtonwood Community Primary School Primary
- Callands Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Birchwood CofE Primary School teach?
- Birchwood CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Birchwood CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Birchwood CofE Primary School is Mr Stephen Latham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Birchwood CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Birchwood CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Birchwood CofE Primary School?
- Birchwood CofE Primary School has 157 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Birchwood CofE Primary School full?
- Birchwood CofE Primary School has capacity for 226 pupils and 157 on roll (69%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Birchwood CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Birchwood CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Liverpool.
- Does Birchwood CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Birchwood CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Birchwood CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Birchwood CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Birchwood CofE Primary School ranked 43rd of 57 primary schools in Warrington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Birchwood CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Birchwood CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Birchwood CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Birchwood CofE Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.