Birchwood Avenue Primary School
Birchwood Avenue, Hatfield, AL10 0PS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Hall
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- URN
- 132105
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01707262503
About this school
Birchwood Avenue Primary School is a community primary school in Hatfield. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 202 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Birchwood Avenue Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 51 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 37% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 67% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 51% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 61% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Avenue 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 225 |
| 2023/24 | 235 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Birchwood Avenue Primary School compares
Birchwood Avenue Primary School ranked 314th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 6% | 34.2% | 202 | — |
| Countess Anne Church of England School | 64% | 3.4% | 16.4% | 209 | 0.4 miles |
| Green Lanes Primary School | 64% | 4.1% | 12.7% | 413 | 0.6 miles |
| The Ryde School | 69% | 4.8% | 18.5% | 191 | 0.6 miles |
| Hatfield Community Free School | 57% | 4.8% | 23% | 406 | 0.7 miles |
| St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School | 42% | 3.7% | 25.1% | 438 | 0.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.15%
- English as an additional language
- 40.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.95%
- Persistent absence
- 19.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Countess Anne Church of England School0.4 miles
Primary · Hatfield
-
Green Lanes Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hatfield
-
The Ryde School0.6 miles
Primary · Hatfield
-
Hatfield Community Free School0.7 miles
Primary · Hatfield
-
St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hatfield
Other schools in Hatfield
Birchwood Avenue Primary School ranks 11th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Hatfield.
- Brookmans Park Primary School Primary
- Countess Anne Church of England School Primary
- De Havilland Primary School Primary
- Green Lanes Primary School Primary
- Hatfield Community Free School Primary
- Howe Dell Primary School Primary
- Oak View Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green Primary
- St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Ryde School Primary
- Birchwood Nursery School Nursery
- Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Birchwood Avenue Primary School teach?
- Birchwood Avenue Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Hatfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Birchwood Avenue Primary School?
- The headteacher of Birchwood Avenue Primary School is Miss Emma Hall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Birchwood Avenue Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Birchwood Avenue 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 many pupils are at Birchwood Avenue Primary School?
- Birchwood Avenue Primary School has 202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Birchwood Avenue Primary School full?
- Birchwood Avenue Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 202 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Birchwood Avenue Primary School a faith school?
- No. Birchwood Avenue Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Birchwood Avenue Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Birchwood Avenue Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Birchwood Avenue Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 38% 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 Avenue Primary School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Birchwood Avenue Primary School ranked 314th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% 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 Avenue Primary School's absence rate?
- Birchwood Avenue Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Birchwood Avenue Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Birchwood Avenue 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 30 June 2026.