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Rookery School

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B21 9PY www.rookeryschool.co.uk

Pupils
456
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
456
Pupils · 2024/25
52%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
456
Pupils · 2024/25
52%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Rookery School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
53%
+2pp
61%56%51%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
5%
0pp
10%8%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
61%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
56%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
68%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
34%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
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
456
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
52%
FSM eligible
56%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Rookery Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9PY
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
2024/2553%5%61%24%56%15%68%17%68%66%103.0102.0104.020%456
2023/2451%5%64%19%61%14%68%22%64%71%103.0102.0104.017%471
2022/2355%9%69%21%64%10%71%21%72%71%103.0102.0103.0+0.80+1.10+0.9019%463
2018/1961%7%62%20%75%25%72%15%77%74%102.0103.0106.0-1.30+1.00-0.6019%471
2017/1858%10%68%17%76%19%75%19%80%73%102.0103.0104.0-1.00+1.10+0.5018%472
2016/1757%0%66%13%75%0%73%20%77%77%100.0103.0105.0-1.20+0.30+0.9016%485

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
2024/2545619.320%52%56%5%13%
2023/2447119.417%54%51%6%16%
2022/2346317.519%57%48%7%25%
2021/2246117.513%57%47%6%22%
2020/2147319.413%62%41%
2018/1947117.819%63%39%4%11%
2017/1847223.618%68%41%4%10%
2016/1748520.816%70%42%4%9%

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