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EnglandWest MidlandsSandwellB43 6HQWhitecrest Primary School
Primary

Whitecrest Primary School

Primary

Sandwell · Birmingham · B43 6HQ www.whitecrest.sandwell.sch.uk

Pupils
205
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
205
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
205
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/11/2019

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

Overview of Whitecrest Primary School · Primary · Sandwell

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
74%
-1pp
83%77%70%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
6%
-3pp
30%18%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
94%
Reading higher standard
61%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
90%
Maths higher standard
52%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
97%
SPAG higher standard
74%
Reading scaled score
111.0
Maths scaled score
110.0
GPS scaled score
115.0

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
205
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
15%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Whitecrest, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 6HQ
Local authority
Sandwell
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
2024/2574%6%94%61%77%6%90%52%90%97%111.0110.0115.015%205
2023/2475%9%81%50%75%13%88%47%81%84%107.0108.0110.012%210
2022/2370%10%87%40%73%10%80%47%97%83%107.0107.0109.0+2.70+0.20+3.409%204
2018/1983%30%97%47%83%33%93%60%87%87%109.0110.0110.0+1.80-0.40+2.309%211
2017/1883%13%87%37%90%37%90%23%97%90%107.0107.0111.0+0.50+1.80+0.609%213
2016/1777%16%84%35%87%35%90%35%97%100%107.0107.0113.0+1.10+1.80+2.1012%212

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
2024/2520518.315%15%16%4%8%
2023/2421018.712%17%14%4%9%
2022/2320420.09%20%10%5%8%
2021/2220421.010%19%9%4%4%
2020/2120821.812%17%12%
2018/1921120.99%16%10%3%2%
2017/1821323.49%13%9%4%4%
2016/1721220.212%13%9%3%3%

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