Barford Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 8 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Birmingham
Unique reference
103162
Address
Barford Road, Ladywood, B16 0EF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
427 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
50.4%
Girls
49.6%
First language not English
40%
Free school meals (FSM)
40.3%
Persistent absence
30.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.5%
Pupil ethnicities
African 21.5%
Pakistani 18.3%
Other 12.9%
Mixed 11%
Unclassified 6.8%
Caribbean 5.9%
Other White 5.4%
Indian 5.4%
Other Black 4.4%
White British 4.2%
Other Asian 1.6%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0
WritingAverage1.3
MathsAbove average2.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 54%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 4%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Barford Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
39
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
37
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
30
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
37
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
27
14
13
Reception, Part-time
4
2
2
Reception, Full-time
52
26
26
Year 1
59
36
23
Year 2
60
25
35
Year 3
58
27
31
Year 4
59
30
29
Year 5
50
27
23
Year 6
58
28
30
Year 2023-2024

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