Water Mill Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 25 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 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
103326
Address
Water Mill Close, Selly Oak, B29 6TS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
208 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
51.4%
Girls
48.6%
First language not English
51.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
37.5%
Persistent absence
18.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 25%
Other 14.9%
Mixed 13%
Pakistani 9.6%
Other White 7.7%
Indian 7.2%
African 5.3%
Chinese 5.3%
Unclassified 4.3%
Other Asian 3.8%
Caribbean 2.9%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average4.1
WritingWell above average3.6
MathsAverage1.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 85%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

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

School 23%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 110
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Water Mill Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
18
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
17
2nd preference
36
3rd preference
25
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
17
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes29.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
13
17
Year 1
30
20
10
Year 2
30
13
17
Year 3
30
15
15
Year 4
30
15
15
Year 5
28
17
11
Year 6
30
14
16
Year 2023-2024

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