Establishment Birchwood High School
URN: 137637
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Single-academy trust: BIRCHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
- Address
- Parsonage Lane, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5BD
- Hertfordshire (919)
- Headteacher / Principal
- Mr Sam Griffin
- Age range Help with age range field Opens a dialog
- 11 to 18
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- School type
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- Single-academy trust
- BIRCHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- ID
-
URN: 137637,
DfE number: 919/4200
UKPRN: 10035666 - Establishment status
- Open
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Telephone
- 01279655936
- Ofsted rating
-
(Last inspection: 27 June 2019)
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- Religious character
- None
- Diocese
- Not applicable
- Religious ethos
- Does not apply
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Nursery provision
- Not applicable
- Official sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- School capacity Help with school capacity field Opens a dialog
- 1500
- Number of pupils
- 1425
- Section 41 approved
- Not applicable
- Open date
- 1 November 2011
- Reason establishment opened
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- Closed date
- Not recorded
- Reason establishment closed
- Not recorded
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Number of pupils eligible for free school meals Help with number of pupils eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 188
- Percentage of children eligible for free school meals Help with percentage of children eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 15.8%
- Date last changed / confirmed
- 15 November 2024
- Type of SEN provision
- Type of resourced provision
- Not recorded
- Resourced provision number on roll
- Resourced provision capacity
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit number on roll
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit capacity
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Chair of trustees
| Name | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillian Turner | Appointed by GB/board | 20 September 2023 | 30 August 2025 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Johnson | Appointed by academy members | 23 October 2024 | 22 October 2028 |
| James Neville Winter | Appointed by GB/board | 7 July 2016 | 6 July 2028 |
| Catherine Gater | Appointed by GB/board | 14 July 2016 | 23 May 2028 |
| Helen Jane Mansfield | Appointed by academy members | 22 January 2020 | 5 December 2027 |
| JANE Mitchell | Appointed by academy members | 6 December 2023 | 5 December 2027 |
| Leigh Lloyd-Warren | Appointed by academy members | 22 January 2020 | 5 December 2027 |
| Ross Noblett | Appointed by academy members | 6 December 2023 | 5 December 2027 |
| Samuel Griffin | Appointed by academy members | 6 December 2023 | 5 December 2027 |
| Ruth Bamlett | Appointed by academy members | 13 March 2019 | 12 March 2027 |
| Connor Samuel Wyatt | Appointed by academy members | 7 December 2022 | 6 December 2026 |
| Gillian Turner | Appointed by academy members | 7 December 2022 | 6 December 2026 |
| Jason Joseph Boyce | Elected by parents | 7 December 2022 | 6 December 2026 |
| Lucienne Sarah Gallagher | Appointed by academy members | 7 December 2022 | 6 December 2026 |
| Chris Emery | Elected by parents | 8 September 2021 | 7 September 2025 |
| John Oglesby | Elected by parents | 8 September 2021 | 7 September 2025 |
| Matthew Lance Free | Elected by parents | 8 September 2021 | 7 September 2025 |
Members
| Name | Appointed by | From |
|---|---|---|
| Annie Swanepoel | Appointed by GB/board | 8 December 2021 |
| Eileen Field | Appointed by GB/board | 8 December 2021 |
| John Dylan Frederic Gray | Appointed by GB/board | 15 November 2016 |
| Neville Prior | Appointed by GB/board | 8 December 2021 |
| Nicola Coop | Appointed by GB/board | 8 December 2021 |
Accounting officer
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Barnaby Griffin | 31 August 2023 | Not recorded |
Historic (left within last 12 months)
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| Name | Role | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Angela Pressland | Trustee | Elected by school staff | 9 December 2020 | 8 December 2024 |
| Karen Poole | Trustee | Elected by parents | 2 March 2023 | 25 July 2024 |
These establishments are linked with Birchwood High School, URN: 137637. For example, they may be predecessor or successor establishments.
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| URN | Establishment name | Type of link | Date linked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 117549 | Birchwood High School | Predecessor | 1 November 2011 |
- Government office region (GOR)
- East of England
- District
- East Hertfordshire
- Ward
- Bishop's Stortford Parsonage
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Urban/rural description
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Government Statistical Service (GSS) local authority code
- E10000015
- Easting
- 550326
- Northing
- 221778
- Unique property reference number (UPRN)
- 10033094433
- Middle super output area (MSOA) Help with middle super output area Opens a dialog
- East Hertfordshire 005
- Lower super output area (LSOA) Help with lower super output area Opens a dialog
- East Hertfordshire 005C
Age range
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School capacity
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Free school meals
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Free school meals
This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.
This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.
This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the percentage of those who are eligible to receive them.
Middle super output area (MSOA)
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Lower super output area (LSOA)
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