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EnglandWest MidlandsBirminghamB20 2BLWelford Primary School
Primary

Welford Primary School

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B20 2BL www.welford.bham.sch.uk

Pupils
422
cap. 480
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
422
Pupils · 2024/25
78%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
422
Pupils · 2024/25
78%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/07/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Welford Primary School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
58%
+3pp
60%57%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
2%
0pp
5%4%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
18%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
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
422
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
78%
FSM eligible
65%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Welford Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2BL
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
2024/2558%2%66%18%71%3%65%15%76%74%102.0102.0105.014%422
2023/2455%2%65%18%67%3%65%20%72%72%102.0102.0103.015%438
2022/2360%3%70%20%77%3%70%27%78%75%103.0103.0104.0+1.20+2.40+2.5011%443
2018/1955%5%58%15%73%10%70%25%78%77%102.0104.0106.0+0.10+0.50+0.8012%458
2017/1854%2%69%23%75%10%62%21%82%66%104.0102.0104.0-1.80-1.60-2.1014%470
2016/1757%5%63%15%77%17%75%13%57%78%101.0103.0106.0-1.90-0.40-0.6014%472

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
2024/2542221.614%78%65%6%21%
2023/2443823.115%75%60%7%24%
2022/2344322.011%71%57%9%36%
2021/2244622.011%72%56%9%36%
2020/2143122.512%64%48%
2018/1945821.212%63%44%5%13%
2017/1847022.014%67%43%5%11%
2016/1747221.814%66%44%4%5%

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