Birches First School

State-Funded School

birches-first-school-staffordshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

StaffordshireLocal Authority

Kingswinford and South StaffordshireConstituency

WV8 2JGPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Birches First School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–9, located in Staffordshire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 175 pupils. Birches First School is part of Codsall Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

76%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

14%

Chinese

Pupils

175

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 9
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 175
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Codsall Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Jan 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
20 Mar 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.