Birchwood Avenue Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Birchwood Avenue Primary School is a primary school in Hatfield, Hertfordshire for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 June 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Birchwood Avenue, Hatfield, AL10 0PS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 202 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils consider school to be their ‘happy place’.”
- “Pupils are clear that if they have any problems or concerns, they can share these with staff.”
- “They appreciate the time and effort staff put into helping them.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, in subjects where the curriculum changes are more recent, teachers have not fully developed the subject knowledge they need to teach.”
- “As a result, they do not always explain content as clearly as they should.”
- “In these cases, pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 July 2023 (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) | 38% | 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: 35 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Countess Anne Church of England School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Green Lanes Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- The Ryde School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hatfield Community Free School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Howe Dell Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oak View Primary and Nursery School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- De Havilland Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published