Birchwood High School
Parsonage Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD
Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)
SecondaryAcademy converterMixedNone
About the school
“We have great pride in being an inclusive school, with an all-ability ethos that respects and responds to our students and our local community.”
Established school - open since before 2011. Became an academy in November 2011, continuing the school that was already there.
Ofsted
Ofsted: Not judgedLast inspected 20 March 2025
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes
“Not judged” means there's no overall grade: Ofsted stopped giving single-word grades in September 2024. The full report shows how the school did in each area.
Admissions
Admissions policy on record: Non-selective
This school is its own admissions authority, meaning it sets and applies its own admissions criteria (rather than the local council).
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- Number of pupils
- 1454
- Phone
- 01279655936