# Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery

Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Bracknell Forest, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 361 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E150157. [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 361
- Council: Bracknell Forest
- URN: 150157

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, October 2019
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 2 October 2019
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, 49% of pupils at Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Bracknell Forest and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Bracknell Forest | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [The Pines School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-pines-school-e134740): 910 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2023. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margaret-clitherow-catholic-primary-school-bracknell-e142319): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Crown Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crown-wood-primary-school-e144048): 1.3 km. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-easthampstead-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e110010): 1.3 km. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Fox Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fox-hill-primary-school-e109805): 1.4 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Wooden Hill Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wooden-hill-primary-and-nursery-school-e151628): 1.7 km. Primary. Some aspects not as strong, November 2024

## 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/150157)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/150157)

## How to cite

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