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EnglandWest MidlandsBirminghamB9 5UNAlston Primary School
Primary

Alston Primary School

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B9 5UN www.alston.bham.sch.uk

Pupils
634
cap. 669
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
634
Pupils · 2024/25
85%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
634
Pupils · 2024/25
85%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/06/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
Admissions
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Alston Primary School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
59%
+9pp
76%63%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
6%
-1pp
8%5%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
634
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
85%
FSM eligible
55%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Alston Road, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, B9 5UN
Local authority
Birmingham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2559%6%69%23%75%10%70%20%78%76%103.0104.0105.017%634
2023/2450%7%63%13%67%10%66%12%83%72%101.0102.0105.019%641
2022/2358%5%67%15%66%14%74%18%73%70%101.0103.0102.0-1.90-1.40+0.5021%656
2018/1976%8%81%27%79%12%82%43%80%87%105.0106.0110.0+2.30+0.80+3.1014%660
2017/1867%1%75%17%72%1%81%33%72%79%102.0105.0106.0+1.50-0.80+4.8011%677
2016/1746%1%58%7%67%3%66%15%67%78%99.0102.0104.0-1.20+1.10+1.8014%686

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2563421.617%85%55%6%17%
2023/2464123.219%85%47%6%21%
2022/2365623.421%88%46%8%27%
2021/2265122.221%88%44%8%33%
2020/2165523.317%90%45%
2018/1966024.714%74%38%5%12%
2017/1867726.511%77%39%5%11%
2016/1768624.514%79%43%3%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.