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

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
30.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.2%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.1
WritingAverage-0.3
MathsAverage-0.1
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
21
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
20
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
21
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.6
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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