Birchwood CofE Primary School, Warrington

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Birchwood CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 83% and 80% in Warrington and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (84% in reading, 77% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put Birchwood CofE Primary School as their first choice and 25 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Birchwood CofE Primary School are Gorse Covert Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 97% reading, 90% maths); Locking Stumps Community Primary School (0.9 miles, 79% reading, 86% maths); Woolston CofE Aided Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 94% reading, 94% maths); and St Peter's Catholic Primary School (1.5 miles, Outstanding, 82% reading, 97% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Birchwood CofE Primary School.

14 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Birchwood CofE Primary School (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (71%).

56.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 28 pupils (17.8%) received SEN support and 4 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Birchwood CofE Primary School had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Birchwood Rail Station, about 920 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Nelsons Quarterdeck (opposite), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Birchwood CofE Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 47 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Warrington (96).

In 2024/25, Birchwood CofE Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 6.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Birchwood CofE Primary School are Birchwood Community High School (0.6 miles) and King's Leadership Academy Warrington (1.5 miles).