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Birchwood School

Special school in WA3 7PW

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  • School Reference Number: 148566
  • Address: Ainscough Road, Birchwood, Warrington WA3 7PW
  • Headteacher: Mrs Deb Chappel
  • Telephone: 01925 202448
  • Website: bwchildservices.com
  • Type: Special schools
  • Sub-Type: Other independent special school
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 40
  • Local Education Authority: Warrington
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 8 to 19
  • Active From: June 2021* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

Further Information

There is no current Ofsted report for this school. This could be because:

  • this is a newly registered school hasn't been inspected yet
  • an inspection has taken place recently, but the report hasn't been published yet
  • this school has recently become an academy and may not have been inspected yet
  • this is a type of school that Ofsted does not inspect

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
12 December 2024 29 January 2025 Additional inspection
10 October 2023 28 November 2023 Additional inspection
21 June 2022 21 September 2022 Standard inspection Good
13 May 2021 28 June 2021 Pre-registration inspection

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number148566
Local Authority Code877
Local Authority NameWarrington
Establishment Number6014
School / College NameBirchwood School
Establishment Type Code10
Establishment typeOther independent special school
Establishment Type Group Code5
Establishment Type GroupSpecial schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date22-06-2021
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low8
Age range High19
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code0
Official sixth formNot applicable
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code99
Religious character
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code9
Admissons policy
School capacity40
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils25
Number of Boys17
Number of Girls8
Percentage Free School Meals
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date23-01-2025
StreetAinscough Road
LocalityBirchwood
Address3Warrington
Town
County (name)
PostcodeWA3 7PW
Websitehttps://www.bwchildservices.com/
Telephone01925202448
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameDeb
Headteacher/Principal last nameChappel
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot approved
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE06000007
DistrictWarrington
Ward CodeE05011026
WardBirchwood
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001564
Parliamentary ConstituencyWarrington North
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000007
Easting365284
Northing391078
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Warrington 005
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Warrington 005A
Inspectorate NameOfsted
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan25
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's NameBirchwood Children's Services Ltd
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
CountryUnited Kingdom
UPRN10013408069
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002594
LSOA CodeE01012459
Free School Meals
Accreditation Expiry Date

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