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EnglandWest MidlandsBirminghamB33 9RDLea Forest Primary Academy
Primary

Lea Forest Primary Academy

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B33 9RD www.liftleaforest.org

Pupils
551
cap. 490
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
551
Pupils · 2024/25
39%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
551
Pupils · 2024/25
39%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Overview

Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 07/12/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Previous inspection
  • 2016Good
AddressHurstcroft Road, Kitts Green, Birmingham, B33 9RD
Telephone01216753985
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.5:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£7024 spend / pupil£7959 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

Establishment history

Earlier establishment on this site or under a previous URN.

PreviouslyRidpool Primary and Nursery SchoolClosed · from 2012-11-26

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06View on Parent View
Overall happy
100%
Would recommend
100%
Responses
24
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

100%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

100%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

100%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

21%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

100%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

62%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

100%

Q9. My child does well at this school

100%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

100%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

100%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

100%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

100%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

100%

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
84%
-9pp
93%81%68%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 84%
RWM higher standard
15%
-9pp
24%18%12%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
58%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
63%
LA AVG 77.17%
SPAG higher standard
19%
LA AVG 36.68%
Reading scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 105.55
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.91
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
551
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
LA AVG 21.95:1
EAL
39%
LA AVG 40.92%
FSM eligible
70%
LA AVG 48.16%
SEN
13%
LA AVG 19.05%
Overall absence
5%
LA AVG 5.92%
Persistent absence
14%
LA AVG 16.42%

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
2024/2584%15%87%58%85%18%89%35%92%63%109.0107.0102.013%551
2023/2493%24%100%84%93%28%99%67%97%97%114.0112.0114.013%559
2022/2389%23%98%74%92%31%95%48%93%98%114.0110.0112.0+10.00+5.50+7.1013%559
2018/1990%22%97%53%93%23%97%43%93%95%110.0109.0110.0+8.50+3.70+5.9014%480
2017/1868%12%76%34%76%15%83%36%73%80%106.0107.0107.0+1.70+0.20+2.9016%470
2016/1756%7%60%14%77%18%77%26%72%63%101.0104.0103.0-0.30+2.00+2.4015%464

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
2024/2555130.613%39%70%5%14%
2023/2455931.013%38%67%4%6%
2022/2355925.513%35%68%5%11%
2021/2253324.112%30%69%4%11%
2020/2149522.812%28%61%
2018/1948021.514%29%62%5%14%
2017/1847018.416%27%66%7%21%
2016/1746424.915%28%67%6%16%

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