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EnglandWest MidlandsBirminghamB31 4STCofton Primary School
Primary

Cofton Primary School

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B31 4ST http://www.cofton.bham.sch.uk

Pupils
415
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
415
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
415
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/01/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Cofton Primary School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
60%
+3pp
71%59%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
7%
0pp
14%11%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
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

2024/25

Pupils on roll
415
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Wootton Road, West Heath, Birmingham, B31 4ST
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
2024/2560%7%72%24%74%12%78%26%86%74%104.0105.0104.018%415
2023/2457%7%71%21%70%13%79%23%79%75%104.0104.0106.012%411
2022/2347%7%74%21%74%14%59%14%79%76%104.0102.0104.0-0.90+0.60-2.7013%408
2018/1956%9%68%28%72%18%74%21%77%79%103.0103.0105.0+0.10+0.20-0.6022%356
2017/1871%14%75%29%82%25%79%32%86%79%105.0106.0107.0-1.80+0.20+1.2019%336
2016/1732%3%55%6%71%16%39%3%77%74%100.099.0103.0-5.10-1.80-6.2021%302

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
2024/2541525.918%5%32%4%9%
2023/2441124.212%4%31%5%9%
2022/2340824.313%4%32%5%12%
2021/2239624.422%4%30%7%19%
2020/2136622.315%6%26%
2018/1935623.422%7%24%4%7%
2017/1833620.719%8%27%5%13%
2016/1730221.621%6%23%5%10%

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