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EnglandWest MidlandsBirminghamB45 0JSForestdale Primary School
Primary

Forestdale Primary School

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B45 0JS www.forestdale.bham.sch.uk/

Pupils
205
cap. 236
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
15%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
205
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
32%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
15%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
205
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
32%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/10/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Forestdale Primary School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
15%
-26pp
41%28%15%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 15%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
3%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
35%
Reading higher standard
12%
Writing expected standard
35%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
31%
Maths higher standard
8%
Science expected standard
62%
SPAG expected standard
38%
SPAG higher standard
12%
Reading scaled score
100.0
Maths scaled score
97.0
GPS scaled score
98.0

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
205
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
21%
FSM eligible
69%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
32%

Contact

Address
Wareham Road, Frankley, Birmingham, B45 0JS
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
2024/2515%0%35%12%35%0%31%8%62%38%100.097.098.023%205
2023/2441%0%63%19%56%4%56%4%63%74%102.099.0102.024%214
2022/2320%0%47%7%43%0%40%3%60%40%98.098.098.0-4.10-1.80-3.9026%210
2018/1920%3%40%7%40%3%57%7%50%57%99.0101.0101.0-4.30-5.50-3.2018%231
2017/1833%3%43%7%50%10%50%10%50%40%99.0100.099.0-5.30-4.80-2.8020%232
2016/1725%0%43%4%68%11%43%4%75%57%98.098.0101.0-5.20+0.00-4.4015%240

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
2024/2520519.023%21%69%9%32%
2023/2421418.524%17%70%8%30%
2022/2321020.026%12%72%9%31%
2021/2221019.021%13%72%9%30%
2020/2121819.820%12%65%
2018/1923120.618%12%62%5%14%
2017/1823218.720%10%62%6%15%
2016/1724020.015%7%65%5%13%

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