Ward End Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 5 2024 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
- 103217
- Address
- Ingleton Road, B8 2RA
- Website
- www.wardend.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 897 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 45%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.4%
- Persistent absence
- 24.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.7%
Pakistani 66%
African 9.7%
Mixed 7.1%
Bangladeshi 6%
Other 5.1%
Gypsy/Roma 1.9%
Other Asian 1%
Other White 0.9%
White British 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Black 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.1
WritingAverage0.6
MathsAverage0.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 69%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 9%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Admissions
Ward End Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 83
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 81
- 2nd preference
- 67
- 3rd preference
- 60
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 81
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.1 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 42 23 19 |
| Reception, Full-time | 119 64 55 |
| Year 1 | 119 58 61 |
| Year 2 | 124 69 55 |
| Year 3 | 124 71 53 |
| Year 4 | 126 64 62 |
| Year 5 | 123 59 64 |
| Year 6 | 120 65 55 |