SCHOOL PROFILE

Bird's Bush Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 144989
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 45.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 March 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust PERRY HALL MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 143 143 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 74 51.7% of pupils
Male pupils 69 48.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

41.3%
16.5 pts above England
School 41.3%
Tamworth 28.6%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.5%
16.8 pts below England
School 3.5%
Tamworth 7.6%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Tamworth 0.5%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
89.5%
128
Unclassified
4.2%
6
Any other White background
3.5%
5
White and Black Caribbean
1.4%
2
Any other Asian background
0.7%
1
Any other Mixed background
0.7%
1
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 28.7% 41 of 143 pupils
7.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 28.7%
Tamworth 22.2%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 26.6% 38 pupils
England 14.8% 11.8 pts above
EHC plans 2.1% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 3.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Speech, language & communication 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Hearing impairment 1

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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

63.0% 2.6 pts above England
School 63.0%
Tamworth 54.3%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

63.0%

10.8 pts below England

School 63.0%
Tamworth 65.9%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Tamworth 68.0%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

68.0%

4.0 pts below England

School 68.0%
Tamworth 64.8%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
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

5.09%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.13 pts lower than England
School 5.09%
Tamworth 6.04%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.37%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.45 pts lower than England
School 10.37%
Tamworth 15.78%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.48%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.32 pts lower than England
School 1.48%
Tamworth 1.23%
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

45.4% 42.8 pts below England
Bird's Bush Primary School
45.4%
Tamworth
86.6%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information