The Olive School, Small Heath | School performance

97%

RWM expected · 2024/25

33%

RWM higher · 2024/25

419

Pupils · 2024/25

96%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

97%

RWM expected · 2024/25

33%

RWM higher · 2024/25

419

Pupils · 2024/25

96%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

97%

RWM expected · 2024/25

33%

RWM higher · 2024/25

419

Pupils · 2024/25

96%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 23/01/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBirmingham

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio26.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterMuslim

StatusOpen

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

RWM expected standard

97%

+5pp

97%92%86%

'23'24'25

'25 · 97%

RWM higher standard

33%

+6pp

33%30%27%

'23'24'25

'25 · 33%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

100%

Reading higher standard

78%

Writing expected standard

97%

Writing higher standard

34%

Maths expected standard

98%

Maths higher standard

79%

Science expected standard

100%

SPAG expected standard

100%

SPAG higher standard

72%

Reading scaled score

112.0

Maths scaled score

114.0

GPS scaled score

113.0

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

419

Pupil : teacher ratio

26.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

96%

FSM eligible

42%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Waverley Road, Birmingham, B10 0EG

Local authority

Birmingham

Website

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Telephone

01216680510

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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	97%	33%	100%	78%	97%	34%	98%	79%	100%	100%	112.0	114.0	113.0	—	—	—	15%	419
2023/24	92%	27%	93%	59%	93%	32%	97%	66%	97%	93%	110.0	112.0	111.0	—	—	—	14%	421
2022/23	86%	28%	91%	43%	86%	36%	90%	53%	97%	93%	108.0	110.0	111.0	+1.60	+2.90	+4.40	14%	420
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	419	21.4	15%	96%	42%	5%	9%
2023/24	421	19.9	14%	95%	39%	5%	11%
2022/23	420	20.4	14%	97%	35%	5%	14%
2021/22	421	23.9	14%	97%	37%	6%	15%
2020/21	418	24.6	10%	99%	35%	—	—