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Schools similar to Birchwood Primary School

Warwickshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN 138934

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MeasureBirchwood Primary SchoolEarls Barton Primary SchoolRemove Earls Barton Primary School
Pupils4512025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics4542025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
Free school meals13.1%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics12.3%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
First language other than English3.5%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics4.2%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)16.41%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Special educational needs in England · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england+ sourceDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics16.74%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Special educational needs in England · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england+ sourceDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
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1Earls Barton Primary School

North Northamptonshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN151718

454 pupils / 451 at Birchwood Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Earls Barton Primary SchoolBirchwood Primary School
Free school meals12.3% / 13.1%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English4.2% / 3.5%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND16.74% / 16.41%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.8 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.7 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.33 percentage points higher
  • 3 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.01332. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.8 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00360.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.7 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00175.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.33 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00066.
  • Total pupils: difference 3 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00066.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

2St Nicolas CofE Academy

Warwickshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN140878

424 pupils / 451 at Birchwood Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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St Nicolas CofE AcademyBirchwood Primary School
Free school meals13% / 13.1%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English4.2% / 3.5%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND17.69% / 16.41%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.1 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.7 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 1.28 percentage points higher
  • 27 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00925. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00045.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.7 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00175.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.28 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00256.
  • Total pupils: difference 27 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00599.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

3Romiley Primary School

Stockport · ages 4 to 11 · URN151029

454 pupils / 451 at Birchwood Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Romiley Primary SchoolBirchwood Primary School
Free school meals12.8% / 13.1%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English4.6% / 3.5%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND19.6% / 16.41%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.3 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.1 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 3.2 percentage points higher
  • 3 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00885. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00135.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00275.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.2 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00639.
  • Total pupils: difference 3 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00066.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

4Rossett Acre Primary School

North Yorkshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN143613

424 pupils / 451 at Birchwood Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Rossett Acre Primary SchoolBirchwood Primary School
Free school meals12.7% / 13.1%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English5.9% / 3.5%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND16.27% / 16.41%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.4 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 2.4 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.13 percentage points lower
  • 27 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 14 June 2022 · published 21 September 2022 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

School websiteOfficial school recordFind schools like this one
Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00594. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00180.
  • First language other than English: difference 2.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00600.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.13 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00027.
  • Total pupils: difference 27 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00599.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

5Ling Moor Primary Academy

Lincolnshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN138748

415 pupils / 451 at Birchwood Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Ling Moor Primary AcademyBirchwood Primary School
Free school meals13.3% / 13.1%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English4.6% / 3.5%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND17.83% / 16.41%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.2 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 1.1 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 1.42 percentage points higher
  • 36 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 19 November 2024 · published 16 December 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding

School websiteOfficial school recordFind schools like this one
Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00552. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00090.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00275.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.42 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00285.
  • Total pupils: difference 36 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00798.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

6Radipole Primary School

Dorset · ages 4 to 11 · URN113717

437 pupils / 451 at Birchwood Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Radipole Primary SchoolBirchwood Primary School
Free school meals12.6% / 13.1%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English3% / 3.5%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND16.02% / 16.41%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.5 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.5 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 0.39 percentage points lower
  • 14 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
School websiteOfficial school recordFind schools like this one
Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00262. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.5 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00225.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.5 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00125.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.39 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00078.
  • Total pupils: difference 14 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00310.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

7Edwards Hall Primary School

Southend-on-Sea · ages 4 to 11 · URN148825

411 pupils / 451 at Birchwood Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Edwards Hall Primary SchoolBirchwood Primary School
Free school meals14.1% / 13.1%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English5.4% / 3.5%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND17.76% / 16.41%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1 percentage point higher
  • First language other than English: 1.9 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 1.35 percentage points higher
  • 40 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00083. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00450.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.9 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00475.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.35 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00271.
  • Total pupils: difference 40 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00887.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

8Wheelock Primary School

Cheshire East · ages 4 to 11 · URN142756

394 pupils / 451 at Birchwood Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Wheelock Primary SchoolBirchwood Primary School
Free school meals12.7% / 13.1%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English4.3% / 3.5%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND18.78% / 16.41%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.4 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.8 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 2.37 percentage points higher
  • 57 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
Official school recordFind schools like this one
Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00119. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00180.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.8 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00200.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.37 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00475.
  • Total pupils: difference 57 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01264.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

9Shibden Head Primary Academy

Bradford · ages 4 to 11 · URN139358

401 pupils / 451 at Birchwood Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Shibden Head Primary AcademyBirchwood Primary School
Free school meals13.5% / 13.1%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English0.7% / 3.5%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND15.21% / 16.41%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.4 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 2.8 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 1.2 percentage points lower
  • 50 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00228. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00180.
  • First language other than English: difference 2.8 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00700.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.2 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00239.
  • Total pupils: difference 50 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01109.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

10Manadon Vale Primary School

Plymouth · ages 4 to 11 · URN143307

412 pupils / 451 at Birchwood Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Manadon Vale Primary SchoolBirchwood Primary School
Free school meals12.1% / 13.1%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English7.3% / 3.5%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND16.02% / 16.41%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1 percentage point lower
  • First language other than English: 3.8 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.39 percentage points lower
  • 39 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
School websiteOfficial school recordFind schools like this one
Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00342. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00450.
  • First language other than English: difference 3.8 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00950.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.39 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00078.
  • Total pupils: difference 39 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00865.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

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Birchwood Primary School

Warwickshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN138934

KS2 cohort: 68 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Birchwood Primary School: published figures and their sources
MeasureBirchwood Primary School
Pupils4512025/26
Free school meals13.1%2025/26
First language other than English3.5%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)16.41%2025/26+ source
KS2 expected standard65%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard15%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence3.22534%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence5.86735%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 1 April 2025 · published 11 May 2025 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding

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How schools are matched

We compare open primary schools in England that teach through to age 11. We match current eligibility for free school meals first, then first language other than English, SEND and pupil numbers. The same age range is preferred. Region, faith and school type have a smaller influence.

A similar intake does not explain a difference in results. Use this list to choose schools to investigate, then check their reports and local circumstances.

View the matching calculation and data sources

SEND is calculated from pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan, divided by the school roll. We only calculate it when the source counts, year and coverage agree. It is rounded to two decimal places here.

Matching weights: FSM 45%, EAL 25%, SEND 20%, pupil numbers 10%. Lower matching scores mean more similar pupil context. Context bonuses can take a score below zero; a score is not a rating or a percentage.

Open England GIAS Primary; statutory low age at most 5 (including nursery ages 2/3) and high age 11. All four inputs required in the same academic year. Prefer exact low/high ages when at least 10 candidates remain after the report-card filter; otherwise disclose relaxation. Outcomes never select or rank peers. Context bonuses require nonmissing exact region, religious character and establishment type code; missing context earns no bonus. Lower distance is closer, including negative totals after bonuses.

5277 schools were eligible; 10 are shown.

  • fsm: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • eal: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100; First language other than English
  • send: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • size: Absolute pupil-count difference / max(target pupils, candidate pupils)

SEND formula: 100 * (SEN_support + EHC_plan) / characteristics.pupils; same school, Academic year and year; SEN total_pupils must equal characteristics.pupils. Ties are resolved by URN ascending.

Schools can be excluded for more than one reason:

  • Not a primary school: 21888
  • Does not cover the full primary age range: 28649
  • Not open: 25399
  • England location unverified: 3045
  • The selected school: 1
  • FSM percentage missing: 192
  • First-language percentage missing: 192
  • Pupil number missing: 192
  • SEND: published SEN support, EHC plan or pupil total missing: 192
  • Different age range: 8819

Missing means no usable figure was provided. Suppressed means the publisher withheld it. Unavailable means no usable value can be shown; check the source and published code. Not applicable and low reliability retain the publisher’s stated limits.

Comparison reference: htc-full-primary-v1:2026-10-19.

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