Princethorpe Junior School | School performance

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

238

Pupils · 2024/25

31%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

238

Pupils · 2024/25

31%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

238

Pupils · 2024/25

31%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/06/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBirmingham

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.5:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Princethorpe Junior School · Primary · Birmingham

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

83%

+12pp

83%75%67%

'23'24'25

'25 · 83%

RWM higher standard

+5pp

5%3%0%

'23'24'25

'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

83%

Reading higher standard

49%

Writing expected standard

86%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

86%

Maths higher standard

27%

Science expected standard

86%

SPAG expected standard

80%

SPAG higher standard

17%

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

107.0

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

238

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

31%

FSM eligible

77%

SEN

27%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

20%

Contact

Address

Princethorpe Road, Weoley Castle, Birmingham, B29 5QB

Local authority

Birmingham

Website

www.princethorpe.drbignitemat.org

Telephone

01214751083

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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	83%	5%	83%	49%	86%	8%	86%	27%	86%	80%	107.0	107.0	104.0	—	—	—	27%	238
2023/24	71%	0%	83%	40%	74%	3%	84%	19%	81%	71%	107.0	105.0	104.0	—	—	—	28%	240
2022/23	67%	3%	70%	30%	78%	5%	78%	15%	82%	67%	105.0	104.0	103.0	+1.80	+1.90	+1.30	24%	241
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	238	17.5	27%	31%	77%	8%	20%
2023/24	240	16.4	28%	22%	70%	8%	26%
2022/23	241	21.5	24%	20%	66%	8%	27%
2021/22	234	17.9	24%	16%	68%	9%	32%
2020/21	237	19.6	27%	14%	65%	—	—
2018/19	—	—	—	—	—	6%	19%