Birchwood High School
Secondary school in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jan 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 21 January 2025, report published 20 March 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around January 2029
The last inspection was in January 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 0.5 milesHockerill Anglo-European College
Good (Jun 2022)
- 0.7 milesThe Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Outstanding (Nov 2023)
- 1.2 milesSt Mary's Catholic School
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Oct 2024)
- 1.5 milesAvanti Grange Secondary School
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (May 2025)
- 1.7 milesForest Hall School
Report card, Feb 2026: 2 strong, 2 expected, 2 needs attention
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.