Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Birchwood, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5QL
93 pupils · 79% of 117 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 10.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 16 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 64% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 10 | 10 | 28 | 10 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 9 | 8 | 23 | 8 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 10 | 10 | 39 | 10 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 13 | 13 | 41 | 13 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 15 | 21 | 53 | 15 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 12 | 9 | 47 | 11 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 15 | 15 | 56 | 15 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 14 | 13 | 66 | 14 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Summercroft Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Avanti Meadows Primary School 2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Magna Carta Primary Academy 2.1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Thorn Grove Primary School 2.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.