Birchgrove Primary School

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About Birchgrove Primary School


Name Birchgrove Primary School
Estyn Inspection Rating (Standards and Progress) Good
Address Birchgrove Road, Birchgrove, CF14 1RR
Phone Number 02920 628204
Phase Infants & Juniors
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 395 (52.7% boys 47.3% girls)
Number of Pupils per Teacher 24.7
Local Authority Cardiff
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Birchgrove Primary School is north of the city centre of Cardiff. There are currently 412 pupils on roll aged 4 to 11, in 14 single-age classes.

There are 12 full-time teachers, including the headteacher, and 8 part-time teachers. Nearly 10% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is well below the national average. The school has identified 12% of pupils as having additional learning needs, which is also well below the national average.

Approximately 24% of pupils come from ethnic minority backgrounds and around 21% speak English as an additional language. These are well above the national average. Very few pupils speak Welsh at home.

A relatively high number of pupils join and leave the school during... the year. The headteacher took up her post in September 2012. The last inspection was in March 2009.

The individual school budget per pupil for Birchgrove Primary School in 2015-2016 means that the budget is £2,915 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Cardiff is £6,099 and the minimum is £2,901. Birchgrove Primary School is 95th out of the 96 primary schools in Cardiff in terms of its school budget per pupil.


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