Balsall Common Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Feb 27 2014 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Unique reference
- 138536
- Address
- Balsall Street East, Balsall Common, CV7 7FS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 683 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 5.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.8%
- Persistent absence
- 9.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.8%
White British 76%
Mixed 7.9%
Indian 6.3%
Other White 2.9%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
Other Asian 1.2%
African 1.2%
Chinese 1%
Irish 0.6%
Pakistani 0.6%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.3
WritingWell below average-4
MathsBelow average-2.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 50%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Balsall Common Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 87
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 86
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 34
Offers
- 1st preference
- 85
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 17
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 55 26 29 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 4 8 |
| Reception, Full-time | 80 46 34 |
| Year 1 | 90 40 50 |
| Year 2 | 89 50 39 |
| Year 3 | 90 47 43 |
| Year 4 | 88 51 37 |
| Year 5 | 90 46 44 |
| Year 6 | 89 41 48 |