# Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Uttlesford, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 93 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E115127. [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 93
- Council: Uttlesford
- URN: 115127

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 28 April 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
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, 64% of pupils at Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 64% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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.

- [St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-foundation-primary-school-e115269): 1.3 km. Primary. Good (overall), January 2022. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Birchwood High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchwood-high-school-e137637): 1.3 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 45.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Forest Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-hall-school-e141328): 1.5 km. Secondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-church-of-england-primary-school-and-nursery-bishops-stortford-e117472): 1.5 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Summercroft Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/summercroft-primary-school-e137351): 1.5 km. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/115127)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/115127)

## How to cite

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