Grestone Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 14 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 139904
- Address
- Grestone Avenue, Handsworth Wood, B20 1ND
- Website
- www.grestoneacademy.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 401 (62% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.1%
- Girls
- 45.9%
- First language not English
- 85.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.1%
- Persistent absence
- 24.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.2%
Indian 20%
Other White 17.5%
Pakistani 16%
African 13.2%
Other 8.5%
Bangladeshi 8.2%
Mixed 5.7%
Caribbean 5.5%
Other Asian 1.7%
White British 1.5%
Unclassified 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.1
WritingAverage-0.3
MathsAverage-0.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 40%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 100
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
Grestone Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 24
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 8 2 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 30 17 13 |
| Reception, Full-time | 42 29 13 |
| Year 1 | 36 20 16 |
| Year 2 | 48 25 23 |
| Year 3 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 4 | 58 26 32 |
| Year 5 | 59 34 25 |
| Year 6 | 60 30 30 |