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EnglandWest MidlandsBirminghamB29 6TSWater Mill Primary School
Primary

Water Mill Primary School

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B29 6TS https://www.watermill.bham.sch.uk/

Pupils
208
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
208
Pupils · 2024/25
54%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
208
Pupils · 2024/25
54%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Water Mill Primary School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
75%
+1pp
85%65%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
8%
-3pp
23%16%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
88%
Writing higher standard
25%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
208
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
54%
FSM eligible
46%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Water Mill Close, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6TS
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
2024/2575%8%79%25%88%25%79%33%92%79%105.0106.0105.022%208
2023/2474%11%89%33%85%15%89%44%96%81%108.0107.0108.017%208
2022/2385%23%92%50%88%31%88%31%88%92%110.0106.0110.0+4.10+3.60+1.3015%204
2018/1976%8%84%32%80%24%88%36%92%92%106.0106.0109.0+5.20+3.90+2.4016%190
2017/1844%11%67%30%74%22%70%26%85%78%105.0105.0106.0+1.20+2.10+0.1019%202
2016/1730%7%48%15%70%15%48%15%70%85%100.0102.0107.0-0.60+1.60-1.2016%204

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
2024/2520827.022%54%46%7%19%
2023/2420820.817%51%38%6%18%
2022/2320418.715%53%43%8%29%
2021/2220020.816%55%43%9%31%
2020/2117718.420%48%47%
2018/1919019.716%50%37%4%13%
2017/1820222.419%53%35%5%15%
2016/1720419.616%54%29%5%13%

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