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EnglandWest MidlandsBirminghamB18 5TDBenson Community School
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Benson Community School

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B18 5TD

Pupils
398
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
398
Pupils · 2023/24
68%
EAL · 2023/24
31%
Persistent abs. · 2023/24
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
398
Pupils · 2023/24
68%
EAL · 2023/24
31%
Persistent abs. · 2023/24

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection
Inadequate

Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusClosed

Overview of Benson Community School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
54%
+9pp
54%42%30%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
7%
+2pp
7%5%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
65%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
61%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
61%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
72%
SPAG expected standard
57%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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

2023/24

Pupils on roll
398
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.9
EAL
68%
FSM eligible
51%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
31%

Contact

Address
Benson Road, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5TD
Local authority
Birmingham
Website
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
2024/2554%7%65%26%61%9%61%22%72%57%102.0102.0104.00
2023/2445%5%60%23%52%5%62%25%73%65%102.0102.0103.015%398
2022/2330%2%63%16%50%4%50%11%84%54%102.098.0102.0+0.30-1.20-2.8014%417
2018/1944%4%49%18%64%6%59%11%73%66%100.0101.0104.0+0.50+2.30+1.0014%519
2017/1840%7%43%18%70%10%58%17%73%66%100.0102.0105.0-2.30+2.00+0.5014%555
2016/1743%2%57%11%72%7%66%10%77%77%100.0102.0106.0+0.20+2.30+0.6017%598

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
2023/2439824.915%68%51%10%31%
2022/2341721.914%68%57%10%35%
2021/2242824.114%68%60%8%25%
2020/2143721.513%70%59%
2018/1951921.614%66%62%6%20%
2017/1855522.714%69%69%6%18%
2016/1759821.617%17%71%5%15%

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