Primary
Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Birchwood, Birchanger, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5QL
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 93 of 117 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
- Local authority
- Essex
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 7.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 11.1
- Pupils per adult
- 9.6
- Pupils
- 107
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
May 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)February 2017
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
SATs results
64%
5 points below the Bishop's Stortford average (69% across 22 schools)
104.0
2.9 below the Bishop's Stortford average (106.9 across 22 schools)
21st of 23 by our score, among the primary schools in Bishop's Stortford we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 104 |
| Average reading score | 104 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 64% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 63% |
| 23/24 | 29% |
| 24/25 | 64% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 107.0 |
| 23/24 | 102.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 103.0 |
| 23/24 | 98.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
Birchwood, Birchanger, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5QL
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Essex admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Sharon Vessey
- Address
- Birchwood, Birchanger, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5QL
- Telephone
- 01279812362