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Arden Primary School

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B11 4SF www.arden.bham.sch.uk

Pupils
707
cap. 708
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
707
Pupils · 2024/25
59%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
707
Pupils · 2024/25
59%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Arden Primary School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
78%
0pp
79%66%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
RWM higher standard
6%
+3pp
16%10%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
94%
Maths higher standard
47%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
91%
SPAG higher standard
55%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
111.0

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
707
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
59%
FSM eligible
56%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Baker Street, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 4SF
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
2024/2578%6%88%43%80%6%94%47%85%91%108.0109.0111.014%707
2023/2478%3%85%36%81%5%91%34%81%92%108.0108.0112.010%708
2022/2379%16%84%36%82%19%90%41%91%94%107.0108.0111.0+1.30+1.80+3.709%703
2018/1953%6%57%18%78%18%77%21%90%80%101.0104.0106.0-2.80+0.40-0.4013%691
2017/1856%4%61%19%81%12%69%12%76%73%102.0103.0106.0-1.60+0.20-0.1012%708
2016/1755%4%65%14%76%4%76%22%79%86%102.0104.0108.0-2.70-0.80+0.1012%705

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
2024/2570723.714%59%56%7%19%
2023/2470822.110%60%49%8%24%
2022/2370322.49%63%44%10%37%
2021/2269723.99%67%44%8%27%
2020/2169523.811%70%39%
2018/1969125.313%80%37%5%9%
2017/1870822.512%82%38%5%9%
2016/1770521.712%88%39%5%11%

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