Birchfield School
Harriot's Hayes Lane, Albrighton, Wolverhampton, WV7 3AF
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Jones
- Constituency
- The Wrekin
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 260
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- URN
- 123616
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902372534
About this school
Birchfield School is a Church of England independent school in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 186 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Birchfield School under its current framework. 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
Birchfield School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1943, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 2 |
| Attainment 8 score | - |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Birchfield 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 163 |
| 2023/24 | 181 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 17
- Pupils on SEN support
- 44
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Gables Learning Centre0.3 miles
Special schools · Shropshire
-
Ivetsey Bank Hospital School4.0 miles
Special schools · Stafford
-
Tettenhall Wood School4.1 miles
Academies · Wolverhampton
-
St. Dominic's Grammar School4.3 miles
Independent schools · Stafford
-
Wightwick Hall School4.3 miles
Academies · Wolverhampton
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- School of Coding AEP Limited Independent schools
- Tettenhall College Incorporated Independent schools
- Wolverhampton Grammar School Independent schools
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Common questions
- What year groups does Birchfield School teach?
- Birchfield School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is an independent school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Birchfield School?
- The headteacher of Birchfield School is Mrs Amy Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Birchfield School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Birchfield School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Birchfield School?
- Birchfield School has 186 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Birchfield School full?
- Birchfield School has capacity for 260 pupils and 186 on roll (72%), 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 Birchfield School a faith school?
- Yes. Birchfield School is designated Church of England.
- What are Birchfield School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Birchfield 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 24 July 2026.