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Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Colchester, CO2 0LZPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2025
KS2 Results
55%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
0.8×
First choices did not exceed offers made
17 1st-choice / 20 offers made
Ranking
#11,823
of 13,686 nationally

About Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a state-funded primary school in Colchester, East of England, for pupils aged 5 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 124 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 140.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (25 Feb 2025). 55% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 17 first-preference applications and 20 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressSchool Hill, Birch, Colchester, Colchester, CO2 0LZ
HeadteacherMrs Rebekah May
Local AuthorityEssex
Number of Pupils124
Free School Meals (FSM)10.5%
School Capacity124 / 140 (89% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

25 Feb 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (25 Feb 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 13 Jan 2020. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.