Birchwood Primary School
Primary schoolBirchwood Primary School is a primary school in East Suffolk, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 209 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Outstanding, December 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Outstanding, 14 December 2022
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 73% of pupils at Birchwood Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Suffolk and 62% in England.
17% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 17% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 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
In a straight line- Gorseland Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- Martlesham Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, March 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Kesgrave High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), December 2022. Attainment 8 of 47.0 (2025/26, provisional)1.9 km
- Cedarwood Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.9 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in East Suffolk
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).