Birchwood Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Tamworth, Warwickshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.887 miles

Published by Warwickshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Birchwood Primary School is a primary school in Tamworth, Warwickshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 April 2025. Warwickshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.

Birchwood Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	1.887 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 1 earlier figure.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 1.887 miles, the 72nd shortest of 176 Warwickshire primary schools with a published last distance; it was nearer the school than in 2025.
For Reception in 2026 there were 83 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 24 first-choice families (29%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 65% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Warwickshire.
In 2024/25, 15% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths, against 8% across England.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Warwickshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Birchwood Avenue, Dordon, Tamworth, B78 1QU
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Warwickshire
Pupils on roll: 451 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 13.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.7

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 1 April 2025

Strengths

“Pupils flourish at Birchwood Primary School.”
“Children receive an excellent start to their education from the moment they begin in early years.”
“The school is highly aspirational for all pupils.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 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)	65%	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: 83 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Warwickshire.

Dordon Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
The Nethersole CofE Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Woodside CofE Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
Wood End Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
Hurley Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
Kingsbury Primary School 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Newton Regis CofE Primary School 4.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published