Topcliffe Primary School | School performance

20%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

249

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

20%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

249

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

20%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

249

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/10/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBirmingham

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio12.6:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Topcliffe Primary School · Primary · Birmingham

Part ofWASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

20%

-31pp

51%36%20%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 20%

RWM higher standard

0pp

13%7%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

40%

Reading higher standard

13%

Writing expected standard

35%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

30%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

60%

SPAG expected standard

38%

SPAG higher standard

Reading scaled score

99.0

Maths scaled score

96.0

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

249

Pupil : teacher ratio

12.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

12%

FSM eligible

72%

SEN

42%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

22%

Contact

Address

Hawkinge Drive, Castle Vale, Birmingham, B35 6BS

Local authority

Birmingham

Website

www.topcliffe.academy

Telephone

01216756296

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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	20%	0%	40%	13%	35%	0%	30%	3%	60%	38%	99.0	96.0	98.0	—	—	—	42%	249
2023/24	51%	0%	54%	16%	59%	5%	57%	5%	68%	57%	100.0	101.0	101.0	—	—	—	36%	248
2022/23	43%	5%	55%	20%	48%	5%	53%	25%	63%	43%	102.0	101.0	99.0	+2.90	+0.40	+2.60	36%	256
2018/19	51%	13%	77%	23%	56%	26%	79%	41%	74%	79%	104.0	107.0	105.0	+2.10	-0.10	+3.80	32%	257
2017/18	45%	5%	61%	18%	55%	16%	61%	11%	66%	61%	101.0	99.0	101.0	+3.50	+3.00	+2.40	—	257

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	249	13.5	42%	12%	72%	7%	22%
2023/24	248	12.5	36%	11%	71%	7%	28%
2022/23	256	13.6	36%	9%	68%	8%	27%
2021/22	255	14.4	33%	9%	66%	8%	27%
2020/21	252	11.7	31%	8%	68%	—	—
2018/19	257	13.0	32%	2%	56%	4%	6%
2017/18	—	11.9	—	—	—	5%	9%
2016/17	250	—	40%	0%	52%	—	—