Alternatives to Birchwood High School
6 other secondary schools nearby, nearest first · back to Birchwood High School
These are the nearest schools that take children at the same age, and that we hold figures for. They are listed by distance, nearest first. This is not a league table. Nothing here says one school is better than another.
Birchwood High School, for comparison
0.58 first preferences per place in the 2025 intake, stable over the 5 most recent years held.
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework), January 2025: Not judged
Nearby schools
| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford |
0.8 km 0.5 mi |
2.38 | More families are naming it first 2.02 → 2.27 |
Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published |
| The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Bishop's Stortford |
1.1 km 0.7 mi |
1.24 | Little change 1.09 → 1.13 |
Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published |
| St Mary's Catholic School
Bishop's Stortford |
2.0 km 1.3 mi |
0.72 | Fewer families are naming it first 0.99 → 0.77 |
Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published |
| Avanti Grange Secondary School
Bishops Stortford |
2.4 km 1.5 mi |
1.07 | Little change 1.01 → 1.07 |
Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published |
| Forest Hall School
Stansted Mountfitchet |
2.8 km 1.7 mi |
0.63 | Little change 0.73 → 0.76 |
Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
none published |
| The Bishop's Stortford High School
Bishop's Stortford |
3.4 km 2.1 mi |
1.41 | Little change 1.21 → 1.31 |
School remains Outstanding Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published |
"1st prefs per place" means how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It is the newest year we hold for each school. It shows how many people want the school. It does not tell you if a child would get a place. "Catchment" says whether anyone publishes an area map for that school. Where nobody does, we hold no map, so we cannot say if an address is inside one.