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Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2023
Overview of Benson Community School · Primary · Birmingham
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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2023/24
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 54% | 7% | 65% | 26% | 61% | 9% | 61% | 22% | 72% | 57% | 102.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 5% | 60% | 23% | 52% | 5% | 62% | 25% | 73% | 65% | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 | — | — | — | 15% | 398 |
| 2022/23 | 30% | 2% | 63% | 16% | 50% | 4% | 50% | 11% | 84% | 54% | 102.0 | 98.0 | 102.0 | +0.30 | -1.20 | -2.80 | 14% | 417 |
| 2018/19 | 44% | 4% | 49% | 18% | 64% | 6% | 59% | 11% | 73% | 66% | 100.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 | +0.50 | +2.30 | +1.00 | 14% | 519 |
| 2017/18 | 40% | 7% | 43% | 18% | 70% | 10% | 58% | 17% | 73% | 66% | 100.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 | -2.30 | +2.00 | +0.50 | 14% | 555 |
| 2016/17 | 43% | 2% | 57% | 11% | 72% | 7% | 66% | 10% | 77% | 77% | 100.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 | +0.20 | +2.30 | +0.60 | 17% | 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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 398 | 24.9 | 15% | 68% | 51% | 10% | 31% |
| 2022/23 | 417 | 21.9 | 14% | 68% | 57% | 10% | 35% |
| 2021/22 | 428 | 24.1 | 14% | 68% | 60% | 8% | 25% |
| 2020/21 | 437 | 21.5 | 13% | 70% | 59% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 519 | 21.6 | 14% | 66% | 62% | 6% | 20% |
| 2017/18 | 555 | 22.7 | 14% | 69% | 69% | 6% | 18% |
| 2016/17 | 598 | 21.6 | 17% | 17% | 71% | 5% | 15% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.