Rookery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 22 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 137168
- Address
- Rookery Road, Handsworth, B21 9PY
- Website
- www.rookeryschool.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 471 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 53.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48.2%
- Persistent absence
- 17.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.0%
Mixed 40.7%
Indian 15.5%
Bangladeshi 10.8%
Other White 9.1%
Pakistani 7.9%
African 3.8%
Other 3.8%
Caribbean 3.4%
Other Asian 2.3%
White British 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.8
WritingAverage1.1
MathsAverage0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 55%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 9%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Rookery School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 53
- 3rd preference
- 59
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
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 | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 44 27 17 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 4 1 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 62 33 29 |
| Year 1 | 58 28 30 |
| Year 2 | 57 31 26 |
| Year 3 | 62 28 34 |
| Year 4 | 59 29 30 |
| Year 5 | 63 32 31 |
| Year 6 | 62 31 31 |