OFSTED
Latest ungraded inspection
25 January 2023
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Birmingham
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
415
374 full-time ·
41 part-time
Female pupils
209
50.4% of pupils
Male pupils
206
49.6% of pupils
34.2 pts
above England
School
59.0%
Birmingham
45.4%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
57.0 pts
above England
School
77.3%
Birmingham
38.9%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Birmingham
0.5%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other ethnic group
14.0%
58
Any other White background
13.0%
54
Any other Mixed background
3.4%
14
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an
education, health and care plan.
2025/26
Pupils with SEN
22.9%
95 of
415 pupils
2.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
SEN support
20.0%
83 pupils
England
14.8%
5.2 pts
above
EHC plans
2.9%
12 pupils
England
6.0%
3.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Speech, language & communication
42
Moderate learning difficulty
26
Social, emotional & mental health
9
Autistic spectrum disorder
8
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published
2025/26 Department for Education school-level data.
Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support
and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education
absence data for
2024/25.
Lower absence rates are generally
better.
2024/25
ABSENCE RATE
Overall absence
7.46%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.24 pts
higher than
England
School
7.46%
Birmingham
7.01%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
23.68%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.87 pts
higher than
England
School
23.68%
Birmingham
20.05%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
1.84%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.04 pts
higher than
England
School
1.84%
Birmingham
2.18%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open
primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
76.9%
11.3 pts
below England
Anderton Park Primary School
76.9%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.