Birchfield Community School is larger than most primary schools. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is well above average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is above the national average. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is below average. The proportion of pupils who have an education, health and care plan is also below average. In 2016, the school met the government’s floor standards (minimum standards for pupils’ achievement at the end of key stage 2). The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website. The school runs a breakfast and after-school club. Inspection report: Birchfield Community School, 6–7 June 2017 Page 8 of 10 Information about this inspection Inspectors observed lessons in all classes, spoke to pupils, looked at work in their exercise books and heard them read. Observations were conducted jointly with the headteacher and deputy headteacher. Inspectors looked at assessment information provided by the school, and published assessment information from recent years. They looked at a range of evidence including behaviour and attendance reports, the school’s own self-evaluation and governors’ minutes and reports. Safeguarding documentation was scrutinised and inspectors considered how this related to daily practice, as well as speaking with staff and pupils. Inspectors held discussions with the school’s senior and middle leaders, representatives of the governing body and representatives of the local authority. Inspectors heard pupils read and observed pupils’ behaviour during lessons, at playtime and when pupils were moving around the school. The inspection team spoke to parents and took into account the 10 comments made by parents on Parent View, the online questionnaire. Inspectors considered the range and quality of information provided on the school’s website.