Voluntary controlled school · Essex
Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- Primary
- Ages 4–11
- Church of England
- Term dates set by the council
Term dates
Essex council sets the term dates for this school. See all Essex dates, taken from the council's own page.
2026/27
2027/28
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Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 10 families put this school as their first choice, and 10 places were offered. 10 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 9 | 8 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 10 | 10 | 100% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- Stortford Kidsout (Birchanger). Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 28 April 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- 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
- Leadership and governance
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Safeguarding standards: met.
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Pupils
- 93 (capacity 117)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Phone
- 01279812362
- Address
- Birchwood, Birchanger, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5QL
- Website
- birchanger.essex.sch.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.