Birchwood High School

State-Funded School

birchwood-high-school-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

Hertford and StortfordConstituency

CM23 5BDPostcode

6.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Birchwood High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

It currently serves 1,417 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 41.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.02

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,417

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,417
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
20 Mar 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
18 Jul 2019	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.