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Birchwood Avenue Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Community school
Birchwood Avenue, Hatfield AL10 0PS · birchwoodavenue.herts.sch.uk · 01707 262503
On the mapSearch near AL10 0PS
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 38%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.35 mi
- 0.57 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 202
- 96% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 33.7%
- First language not English
- 40.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Not Nearest School” went to a home 0.35 mi (569 m) from the school. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 35 families put the school first and 27 places were offered; 69% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 27 | 35 | 1.3▲ | 69% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 24 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 37 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.35 mi0.57 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.28 mi0.46 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.35 mi0.57 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.28 mi0.46 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 38% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Hertfordshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼38% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Birchwood Avenue Primary 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 |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jul 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 39
- 17% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (41%) with SEND