Birches First School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–9 · WOLVERHAMPTON, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.877 miles

Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Birches First School is a primary school in WOLVERHAMPTON, Staffordshire for ages 3–9 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 November 2023. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.

Birches First 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	1.877 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass

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

What the figures show

The last Reception place went to a child living 1.877 miles away, 17th longest of the 58 Staffordshire primary schools (this one included) with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
Further than in both 2024 and 2025, the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years with a published Reception distance.
For Reception 2026 there were 28 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 26 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (7%) were not offered a place.
6.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 14.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Staffordshire.

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

Key facts

Address: Birches Avenue, Codsall, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV8 2JG
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–9
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 175 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 6.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 23.7

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 28 November 2023

Strengths

“This school does many things well.”
“Academic standards are high, good behaviour is the norm and lessons are full of interesting things to do.”
“Beyond lessons, there are clubs, trips and extra activities that support learning and pupils’ broader development.”

To improve

“The quality of handwriting, however, is mixed.”
“In several other subjects, assessment practice is still developing.”
“Some felt unsettled by the number of staff changes.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 28 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 26 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 Staffordshire.

St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained
Lane Green First School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Nicholas Church of England First School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Perton Primary Academy 1.8 mi Good
Perton First School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Bhylls Acre Primary School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Paul's CofE First School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Mary and St Chad CofE First School 3.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published