Hamstead Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 15 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
- 425 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.6%
- Girls
- 54.4%
- First language not English
- 21.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.2%
- Persistent absence
- 15.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.8%
Indian 20.9%
White British 20%
Mixed 12%
Caribbean 10.6%
Other Asian 8%
African 6.4%
Unclassified 5.6%
Other 4.2%
Other White 4%
Pakistani 4%
Other Black 1.9%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
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 61%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Hamstead Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 37
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 19 10 9 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 0 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 9 5 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 6 5 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 47 23 24 |
| Year 1 | 54 26 28 |
| Year 2 | 59 25 34 |
| Year 3 | 53 23 30 |
| Year 4 | 59 27 32 |
| Year 5 | 58 22 36 |
| Year 6 | 58 28 30 |