# Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Colchester, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 124 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E115138. [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 124
- Council: Colchester
- URN: 115138

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, February 2025
Before that: Good (overall), December 2019
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 3 December 2019
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 25 February 2025
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 55% of pupils at Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/115138)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/115138)

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