Birkbeck Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
551
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Community school
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The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(13/12/2023)
Full Report - All Reports
93%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 8% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 11% of schools in England) Average (About 59% of schools in England) Above Average (About 11% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England)
Alma Road
Sidcup
DA14 4ED
02083004161

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You, ably supported by your deputy headteacher, provide strong leadership for the school. When your work with the school began in September 2016, you immediately recognised that standards needed to rise. The leadership team quickly identified improvements that were needed most urgently and made these changes. This resulted in substantial improvements in pupils’ outcomes at the end of key stage 2 in 2017. You and your leadership team are united in your determination to continue the improvements for pupils. Parents and carers recognise this, with one parent saying, ‘Due to the new management structure, this school has progressed in leaps and bounds.’ Both governors and the leadership team have a detailed knowledge of the school’s strengths and weaknesses. Governors use a range of information to challenge and support leaders in making continuous improvements. For example, leaders and governors rightly identify the need to improve standards in boys’ writing. While leaders are taking effective steps to secure the necessary improvements, more work is needed to diminish differences between boys and girls in their writing at key stage 2. Leaders have worked hard to embed the school’s values of ‘resilience, respect and equality’. As a result, you have established a culture where the values run through all aspects of the school. Pupils are caring and respectful and collaborate well. They are polite and courteous towards each other and to visitors. Pupils I spoke to said they use these values every day in their work. As one pupil put it: ‘I never give up because I have learned to be resilient.’ Safeguarding is effective. The leadership team and governors have ensured that safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose. Robust systems and processes are in place and, as a result, all staff know how to report any safeguarding concerns. Records show that leaders follow up any issues carefully and swiftly, working well with external agencies to support vulnerable pupils. All staff have received regular and appropriate safeguarding training that supports their understanding of the current statutory guidance. Leaders ensure that staff are kept up to date about potential risks in the local community. This enables staff to maintain high levels of vigilance to signs that a pupil may be vulnerable to harm. Leaders complete the required checks to ensure that all staff are suitable to work in the school. These checks are recorded on the single central record which is updated and checked regularly by leaders and governors. In my discussions with pupils, they told me they understand about different forms of bullying including online. They say that incidents of bullying are rare but if it does happen, they know what to do and a member of the staff will help them. There is a strong safeguarding culture throughout Birkbeck. As a result, pupils say they feel safe at this school and the overwhelming majority of parents agree. Inspection findings The first key line of enquiry I explored was the impact of leaders’ work to improve the progress of reading for the most able pupils in key stage 2. This is to make sure that their progress in reading is at least as good as the progress they make in writing. In the 2017 end of key stage 2 assessments, most-able pupils did not make as much progress in reading as they did in writing, and their attainment was below national averages. You and the leadership team were quick to identify this and have introduced several strategies to secure improvements to pupils’ reading outcomes, including for the most able pupils. This includes innovative approaches to teaching pupils how to infer and deduce the meaning of the texts they read. Teachers model strategies clearly and question pupils to check that they understand what they need to do. Through well-planned activities, pupils question each other about how the clues in the text help them understand what they read. As a result, pupils across key stage 2, including the most able, are able to explain their answers accurately and give reasons for their choices. Pupils I heard read are developing a love for literature and read with fluency and expression. They take account of punctuation when they read and this helps them to read for meaning. They all have favourite authors and can explain why.

Birkbeck Primary School Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>54, "agree"=>35, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 123 responses up to 14-12-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>58, "agree"=>33, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 123 responses up to 14-12-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>36, "agree"=>48, "disagree"=>10, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 123 responses up to 14-12-2023
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>66, "strongly_agree"=>5, "agree"=>11, "disagree"=>8, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>7} UNLOCK Figures based on 123 responses up to 14-12-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>35, "agree"=>43, "disagree"=>17, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 123 responses up to 14-12-2023
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>22, "strongly_agree"=>24, "agree"=>28, "disagree"=>15, "strongly_disagree"=>11, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 123 responses up to 14-12-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>30, "agree"=>45, "disagree"=>5, "strongly_disagree"=>15, "dont_know"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 20 responses up to 14-12-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>27, "agree"=>42, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>7, "dont_know"=>15} UNLOCK Figures based on 123 responses up to 14-12-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>42, "agree"=>42, "disagree"=>10, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 123 responses up to 14-12-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>22, "agree"=>49, "disagree"=>18, "strongly_disagree"=>7, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 123 responses up to 14-12-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>36, "agree"=>46, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>7} UNLOCK Figures based on 123 responses up to 14-12-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>37, "agree"=>44, "disagree"=>15, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 123 responses up to 14-12-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>25, "agree"=>41, "disagree"=>13, "strongly_disagree"=>8, "dont_know"=>13} UNLOCK Figures based on 123 responses up to 14-12-2023
Yes No {"yes"=>78, "no"=>22} UNLOCK Figures based on 123 responses up to 14-12-2023

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