Grestone Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 13 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 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
- 381 (59% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.1%
- Girls
- 44.9%
- First language not English
- 82.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.3%
- Persistent absence
- 23.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.9%
Indian 21%
Pakistani 16.5%
Other White 14.2%
African 12.6%
Bangladeshi 9.2%
Mixed 6.5%
Other 6.3%
Caribbean 5.5%
Other Asian 3.7%
White British 2.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
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 61%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
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
Grestone Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 26
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 4 4 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 17 9 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 7 2 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 41 28 13 |
| Year 1 | 40 25 15 |
| Year 2 | 41 20 21 |
| Year 3 | 51 26 25 |
| Year 4 | 59 34 25 |
| Year 5 | 56 26 30 |
| Year 6 | 60 35 25 |