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Birchen Coppice Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Sandra Pennington

corporate_fareVICTORIA ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onKidderminster, DY11 7JJ

language Visit Website phone 1562823582

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Ofsted

Serious Weaknesses

Inspected 2024

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Students

205

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Expected Standard

31%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Birchen Coppice Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Kidderminster, serving ages 2-11. Ranks in the top 97% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Birchen Coppice Academy is an academy sponsor led in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of VICTORIA ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 183 pupils on roll, of whom 73% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 31% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #105 of 113 primaries in Worcestershire and #13,531 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Serious Weaknesses. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 4.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

31%

LA 57%

Reading46% LA 72%

Writing38% LA 67%

Maths65% LA 70%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

22%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading56% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing33% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths41% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading38% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing50% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths38% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.3

-4.1 to 1.0

-2.5

Write

LA -0.7

-4.9 to 0.0

-3.2

Maths

LA -0.8

-5.6 to -0.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading44% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing56% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths47% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.3

-3.0 to 1.2

-2.0

Write

LA -0.7

-3.9 to -0.2

-2.4

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.2 to -0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 60%

Reading-% LA 71%

Writing-% LA 74%

Maths-% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.7

Write

LA -0.6

Maths

LA -1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 November 2024

Inspection Report

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09 May 2024

Inspection Report

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12 July 2023

Inspection Report

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04 May 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2024-11-19

Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2022-05-04

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Inadequate

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Inadequate

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-07-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2014-01-30

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

4.4%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

4.4%(8 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 183 pupils. During this period, there were 8 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	183	8	4.4%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	175	9	5.1%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	195	9	4.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	193	6	3.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	187	9	4.8%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	197	2	1.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	205	2	1.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	209	3	1.4%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	251	57	22.7%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	257	26	10.1%	0.5%	2
2021/22 (Autumn term)	262	28	10.7%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	258	17	6.6%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	244	9	3.7%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	249	60	24.1%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Summer term)	258	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	258	34	13.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	265	35	13.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	295	10	3.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	284	20	7.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	281	4	1.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	281	32	11.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	274	53	19.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	0	10	-	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 26 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

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Birchen Coppice Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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