Hamstead Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 16 2021 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Unique reference
- 103895
- Address
- Hamstead Road, Great Barr, B43 5BE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 446 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 44.4%
- Girls
- 55.6%
- First language not English
- 20.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30%
- Persistent absence
- 17.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.2%
Indian 22%
White British 21.1%
Mixed 13.2%
Caribbean 11.7%
Other Asian 7%
Pakistani 5.2%
African 5.2%
Other 4%
Other White 3.8%
Unclassified 3.1%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Other Black 1.6%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingAverage1
MathsAbove average1.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 63%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Hamstead Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 43
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 3 5 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 25 13 12 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 8 3 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 56 27 29 |
| Year 1 | 59 25 34 |
| Year 2 | 53 24 29 |
| Year 3 | 62 28 34 |
| Year 4 | 55 20 35 |
| Year 5 | 57 27 30 |
| Year 6 | 62 27 35 |