Birchwood Community High School

State-Funded School

birchwood-community-high-school-warrington-north-west

North WestRegion

WarringtonLocal Authority

Warrington NorthConstituency

WA3 7PTPostcode

6.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Birchwood Community High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Warrington, North West.

It currently serves 875 pupils. Birchwood Community High School is part of ONE COMMUNITY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 42.9%
EBacc average point score: 4.35

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

875

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 875
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: ONE COMMUNITY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
19 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
6 Nov 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.