Schools by area › Lincolnshire › Lincoln Birchwood Junior School
Lincoln Birchwood Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Community school
Larchwood Crescent, Lincoln LN6 0NL · birchwood.ovw9.juniperwebsites.co.uk · 01522 800971
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 52%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lincolnshire 59%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 253
- 70% of 360 places
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 59.7%
- First language not English
- 12.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Lincolnshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼52% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Lincoln Birchwood Junior School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 6 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 10
- 4% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 60% who had a child bullied