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EnglandWest MidlandsBirminghamB8 2RAWard End Primary School
Primary

Ward End Primary School

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B8 2RA www.wardend.org.uk

Pupils
897
cap. 892
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
897
Pupils · 2024/25
45%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
897
Pupils · 2024/25
45%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Ward End Primary School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
69%
+7pp
71%66%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
9%
-2pp
15%12%9%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
86%
SPAG higher standard
45%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
897
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
45%
FSM eligible
48%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
25%

Contact

Address
Ingleton Road, Birmingham, B8 2RA
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
2024/2569%9%83%39%76%13%87%31%91%86%107.0106.0109.020%897
2023/2462%11%74%27%75%13%76%23%83%78%104.0104.0107.018%908
2022/2361%10%65%23%75%13%78%28%80%78%102.0104.0106.0-2.10+0.60+0.7020%906
2018/1971%15%76%31%79%19%89%41%81%86%105.0108.0110.0-0.60-1.70+1.7016%926
2017/1860%12%62%21%82%16%79%22%80%80%102.0104.0107.0-1.70+0.60+0.6021%927
2016/1754%7%69%18%86%13%65%18%96%76%102.0102.0106.0-2.60+0.00-2.0022%895

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
2024/2589720.420%45%48%8%25%
2023/2490823.118%39%42%8%31%
2022/2390623.620%58%41%8%30%
2021/2289724.922%60%43%11%40%
2020/2193521.322%59%38%
2018/1992622.516%62%38%6%16%
2017/1892720.821%65%40%6%19%
2016/1789520.822%67%40%7%14%

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