What did Ofsted judge Birchwood Community High School's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged Birchwood Community High School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in December 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Birchwood Community High School?

Birchwood Community High School has 875 pupils on roll.

What ages does Birchwood Community High School take?

Birchwood Community High School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is Birchwood Community High School located?

Birchwood Community High School is located in Warrington, WA3 7PT, Warrington.

How do I apply to Birchwood Community High School?

Birchwood Community High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Birchwood Community High School?

Distance did not decide places at Birchwood Community High School for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Year 7 places decided at Birchwood Community High School?

When Birchwood Community High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and previously looked after children including those previously in state care outside of England; 2. Admission of pupils whose siblings currently attend Birchwood Community High School and who will continue to do so on th — Admission of pupils whose siblings currently attend Birchwood Community High School and who will continue to do so on the date of admission. For the purpose of allocating places, sibling means: • full sibling living at the same address as the applicant • step sibling living at the same address as the applicant • half sibling living at the same address as the applicant • long term foster sibling living at the same address as the applicant; 3. Pupils for whom advice from a medical practitioner or psychologist has been provided by the parents — Pupils for whom advice from a medical practitioner or psychologist has been provided by the parents (at the time of application) in support of admission to a particular school, which, in the Academy’s view, justifies admission to the Academy. The Academy, if it is considered appropriate, will seek the views of the Academy medical officer or educational psychologist in the event of parents requesting admission on medical or psychological grounds, and 1 further criteria.

What is the largest ethnic background at Birchwood Community High School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 81.6% of pupils at Birchwood Community High School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Birchwood Community High School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment

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Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

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How places are decided at Birchwood Community High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children and previously looked after children including those previously in state care outside of England.
2Admission of pupils whose siblings currently attend Birchwood Community High School and who will continue to do so on th — Admission of pupils whose siblings currently attend Birchwood Community High School and who will continue to do so on the date of admission. For the purpose of allocating places, sibling means: • full sibling living at the same address as the applicant • step sibling living at the same address as the applicant • half sibling living at the same address as the applicant • long term foster sibling living at the same address as the applicant
3Pupils for whom advice from a medical practitioner or psychologist has been provided by the parents — Pupils for whom advice from a medical practitioner or psychologist has been provided by the parents (at the time of application) in support of admission to a particular school, which, in the Academy’s view, justifies admission to the Academy. The Academy, if it is considered appropriate, will seek the views of the Academy medical officer or educational psychologist in the event of parents requesting admission on medical or psychological grounds.
4Pupils living nearest to the school measured as a direct distance from the child’s permanent place of residence to the s — Pupils living nearest to the school measured as a direct distance from the child’s permanent place of residence to the school measured using a geographical information address point system. Distances will be measured in a straight line from the central point of the child’s permanent place of residence to the central point of the school. (Central points are as defined by the Warrington Local Land and Property Gazetteer and distances are based on the same system.) Where the school reaches its published admission number from pupils within one of the categories listed above those pupils to be admitted from within that category will be those whose permanent place of residence is closest to the school as defined in oversubscription criterion four. Apply online until 31 October 2026 at warrington.gov.uk/schools 27

Oversubscription criteria as printed for this school in Warrington Borough Council's "Secondary Schools Brochure 2027-28". The brochure states this is an extract from the school's own admission arrangements.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Birchwood Community High School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Birchwood Community High School's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Birchwood Community High School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in December 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Birchwood Community High School?: Birchwood Community High School has 875 pupils on roll.
What ages does Birchwood Community High School take?: Birchwood Community High School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Birchwood Community High School located?: Birchwood Community High School is located in Warrington, WA3 7PT, Warrington.
How do I apply to Birchwood Community High School?: Birchwood Community High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Birchwood Community High School?: Distance did not decide places at Birchwood Community High School for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at Birchwood Community High School?: When Birchwood Community High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and previously looked after children including those previously in state care outside of England; 2. Admission of pupils whose siblings currently attend Birchwood Community High School and who will continue to do so on th — Admission of pupils whose siblings currently attend Birchwood Community High School and who will continue to do so on the date of admission. For the purpose of allocating places, sibling means: • full sibling living at the same address as the applicant • step sibling living at the same address as the applicant • half sibling living at the same address as the applicant • long term foster sibling living at the same address as the applicant; 3. Pupils for whom advice from a medical practitioner or psychologist has been provided by the parents — Pupils for whom advice from a medical practitioner or psychologist has been provided by the parents (at the time of application) in support of admission to a particular school, which, in the Academy’s view, justifies admission to the Academy. The Academy, if it is considered appropriate, will seek the views of the Academy medical officer or educational psychologist in the event of parents requesting admission on medical or psychological grounds, and 1 further criteria.
What is the largest ethnic background at Birchwood Community High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 81.6% of pupils at Birchwood Community High School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

Last distance offered at Birchwood Community High School, year by year →

How places are decided at Birchwood Community High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children and previously looked after children including those previously in state care outside of England.
2Admission of pupils whose siblings currently attend Birchwood Community High School and who will continue to do so on th — Admission of pupils whose siblings currently attend Birchwood Community High School and who will continue to do so on the date of admission. For the purpose of allocating places, sibling means: • full sibling living at the same address as the applicant • step sibling living at the same address as the applicant • half sibling living at the same address as the applicant • long term foster sibling living at the same address as the applicant
3Pupils for whom advice from a medical practitioner or psychologist has been provided by the parents — Pupils for whom advice from a medical practitioner or psychologist has been provided by the parents (at the time of application) in support of admission to a particular school, which, in the Academy’s view, justifies admission to the Academy. The Academy, if it is considered appropriate, will seek the views of the Academy medical officer or educational psychologist in the event of parents requesting admission on medical or psychological grounds.
4Pupils living nearest to the school measured as a direct distance from the child’s permanent place of residence to the s — Pupils living nearest to the school measured as a direct distance from the child’s permanent place of residence to the school measured using a geographical information address point system. Distances will be measured in a straight line from the central point of the child’s permanent place of residence to the central point of the school. (Central points are as defined by the Warrington Local Land and Property Gazetteer and distances are based on the same system.) Where the school reaches its published admission number from pupils within one of the categories listed above those pupils to be admitted from within that category will be those whose permanent place of residence is closest to the school as defined in oversubscription criterion four. Apply online until 31 October 2026 at warrington.gov.uk/schools 27

Birchwood Community High School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Birchwood Community High School's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Birchwood Community High School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in December 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Birchwood Community High School?: Birchwood Community High School has 875 pupils on roll.
What ages does Birchwood Community High School take?: Birchwood Community High School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Birchwood Community High School located?: Birchwood Community High School is located in Warrington, WA3 7PT, Warrington.
How do I apply to Birchwood Community High School?: Birchwood Community High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Birchwood Community High School?: Distance did not decide places at Birchwood Community High School for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at Birchwood Community High School?: When Birchwood Community High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and previously looked after children including those previously in state care outside of England; 2. Admission of pupils whose siblings currently attend Birchwood Community High School and who will continue to do so on th — Admission of pupils whose siblings currently attend Birchwood Community High School and who will continue to do so on the date of admission. For the purpose of allocating places, sibling means: • full sibling living at the same address as the applicant • step sibling living at the same address as the applicant • half sibling living at the same address as the applicant • long term foster sibling living at the same address as the applicant; 3. Pupils for whom advice from a medical practitioner or psychologist has been provided by the parents — Pupils for whom advice from a medical practitioner or psychologist has been provided by the parents (at the time of application) in support of admission to a particular school, which, in the Academy’s view, justifies admission to the Academy. The Academy, if it is considered appropriate, will seek the views of the Academy medical officer or educational psychologist in the event of parents requesting admission on medical or psychological grounds, and 1 further criteria.
What is the largest ethnic background at Birchwood Community High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 81.6% of pupils at Birchwood Community High School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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