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EnglandWest MidlandsBirminghamB16 0EFBarford Primary School
Primary

Barford Primary School

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B16 0EF www.barfordprimary.co.uk

Pupils
426
cap. 453
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
426
Pupils · 2024/25
43%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
426
Pupils · 2024/25
43%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio26.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Barford Primary School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
59%
-6pp
65%60%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
8%
-4pp
12%8%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
59%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
426
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
43%
FSM eligible
48%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Barford Road, Ladywood, Birmingham, B16 0EF
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%8%69%27%68%12%69%15%75%59%101.0102.0102.011%426
2023/2465%12%78%35%75%15%82%33%77%80%105.0106.0108.012%427
2022/2354%4%59%17%65%13%69%26%81%69%101.0103.0105.0+0.00+1.30+2.3014%421
2018/1954%5%58%14%68%7%80%37%75%85%100.0106.0108.0-0.90-1.10+2.6023%452
2017/1854%5%64%14%75%5%64%20%77%75%102.0103.0105.0-1.10-0.30+0.6015%450
2016/1738%4%52%7%57%7%68%18%77%79%99.0102.0104.0-2.10-1.90+0.4019%481

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
2024/2542622.411%43%48%7%21%
2023/2442721.412%40%43%7%22%
2022/2342122.314%36%45%8%31%
2021/2240720.516%37%47%8%24%
2020/2142120.118%39%37%
2018/1945220.223%42%43%5%11%
2017/1845021.115%42%44%5%13%
2016/1748119.519%48%45%4%12%

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