Birchwood Primary School
Birchwood Avenue, Dordon, Tamworth, B78 1QU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Coleman
- Sponsor
- Community Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 451
- URN
- 138934
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01827892913
About this school
Birchwood Primary School is a primary academy in Tamworth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 451 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Birchwood 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 68 | 66 | 68 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 71% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 12% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 80% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 79% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 80% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 451 |
| 2023/24 | 452 |
| 2024/25 | 453 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Birchwood Primary School compares
Birchwood Primary School ranked 72nd of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 3.4% | 13.3% | 451 | — |
| Dordon Primary School | 48% | 6.7% | 32.5% | 208 | 0.4 miles |
| The Nethersole CofE Academy | 67% | 5.4% | 29.9% | 221 | 1.0 miles |
| Three Peaks Primary Academy | 64% | 5.3% | 31.2% | 411 | 1.4 miles |
| Stoneydelph Primary School | 63% | 5.2% | 48.5% | 252 | 1.5 miles |
| Garden Village Primary Academy | — | — | 20% | 57 | 1.7 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)
- 13.25%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.42%
- Persistent absence
- 5.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dordon Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
The Nethersole CofE Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Three Peaks Primary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Stoneydelph Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Garden Village Primary Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Tamworth
Other schools in Tamworth
Birchwood Primary School ranks 13th of the 34 ranked primary schools in Tamworth.
- Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Anker Valley Primary Academy Primary
- Ankermoor Primary Academy Primary
- Ashcroft Infants' School Primary
- Bird's Bush Primary School Primary
- Coton Green Primary School Primary
- Dordon Primary School Primary
- Dosthill Primary School Primary
- Dunstall Park Primary School Primary
- Flax Hill Junior Academy Primary
- Florendine Primary School Primary
- Garden Village Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Birchwood Primary School teach?
- Birchwood Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Tamworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Birchwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Birchwood Primary School is Mr Neil Coleman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Birchwood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Birchwood 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 Primary School?
- Birchwood Primary School has 451 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Birchwood Primary School full?
- Birchwood Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 451 on roll (107%), so it is at or above 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 Primary School a faith school?
- No. Birchwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Birchwood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Birchwood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Birchwood Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Birchwood Primary School is part of COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Birchwood Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Birchwood Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Birchwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 65% 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 Primary School compare with other schools in Warwickshire?
- Birchwood Primary School ranked 72nd of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% 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 Primary School's absence rate?
- Birchwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Birchwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Birchwood 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 1 July 2026.