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EnglandWest MidlandsBirminghamB6 6AJBirchfield Primary School
Primary

Birchfield Primary School

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B6 6AJ http://www.birchfld.bham.sch.uk/

Pupils
629
cap. 795
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
629
Pupils · 2024/25
63%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
629
Pupils · 2024/25
63%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Birchfield Primary School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
72%
+22pp
72%61%50%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
10%
+3pp
10%8%6%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
39%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
53%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
629
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
63%
FSM eligible
41%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Trinity Road, Aston, Birmingham, B6 6AJ
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
2024/2572%10%77%38%77%15%85%39%82%78%106.0108.0108.018%629
2023/2450%7%64%18%72%15%66%18%79%79%103.0103.0106.021%658
2022/2371%8%76%21%82%14%81%34%83%80%105.0106.0106.0+2.40+3.70+4.2019%686
2018/1954%6%67%15%75%11%67%17%68%82%102.0102.0108.0+1.30+1.70+0.0028%745
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNew school

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
2024/2562924.018%63%41%6%16%
2023/2465830.721%59%36%7%26%
2022/2368626.619%70%35%9%34%
2021/2270026.415%77%34%8%25%
2020/2169524.526%82%29%
2018/1974522.828%94%32%5%10%

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