Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–11 · Colchester, Essex
Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Colchester, Essex for ages 5–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 25 February 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- School Hill, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0LZ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 124 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 25 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils attend a school where kindness and compassion are displayed in abundance.”
- “Friendships blossom between pupils of all ages.”
- “Older pupils keep a close eye on their younger peers in the playground, involving those of all ages in games, chatting and fun.”
To improve
- “The published outcomes in 2024 are not indicative of the quality of education pupils in school receive now.”
- “This effective work is paying dividends with younger pupils, but some older pupils have gaps in their knowledge around aspects such as grammar and punctuation.”
- “This means that some pupils do not produce writing of the quality they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 55% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 17 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 16 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lakelands Primary School 2.6 mi Outstanding
- Stanway Fiveways Primary School 2.7 mi Good
- Gosbecks Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good
- St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester 2.8 mi Not judged
- Stanway Primary School 3.0 mi Good
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 3.0 mi Not judged