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Court Farm Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Madeleine Bromley

location_onBirmingham, B23 5NS

language Visit Website phone 1214641038

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

233

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Expected Standard

48%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Court Farm Primary School is a Community school primary school in Birmingham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 77% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Court Farm Primary School is a community school in Birmingham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 233 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #228 of 303 primaries in Birmingham and #10,207 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 31.6%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading68% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing52% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

31%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading38% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing59% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths41% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-7.7

Read

LA 0.0

-10.0 to -5.3

-3.5

Write

LA -0.2

-5.8 to -1.2

-7.0

Maths

LA 0.3

-9.3 to -4.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading62% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths59% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.2

-2.9 to 1.6

0.0

Write

LA -0.3

-2.1 to 2.0

-1.6

Maths

LA 0.1

-3.6 to 0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 59%

Reading47% LA 69%

Writing67% LA 73%

Maths50% LA 70%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.3

Read

LA -0.4

-6.6 to -2

0.3

Write

LA -0.4

-1.9 to 2.5

-3.4

Maths

LA -0.1

-5.4 to -1.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2024

Inspection Report

26 November 2019

Inspection Report

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18 May 2016

Inspection Report

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27 January 2016

Inspection Report

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23 September 2015

Inspection Report

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06 May 2015

Inspection Report

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29 January 2015

Inspection Report

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14 May 2013

Inspection Report

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13 February 2013

Inspection Report

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14 September 2009

Inspection Report

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23 January 2007

Inspection Report

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11 March 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2019-11-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-05-18

Schools into Special Measures Visit 4 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2016-01-27

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-09-23

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-01-29

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Inadequate

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.7%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(2 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 238 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	238	4	1.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	237	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	229	2	0.9%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	234	4	1.7%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	233	1	0.4%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	226	3	1.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	237	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	231	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	220	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	236	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	241	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	241	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	236	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	248	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	243	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	226	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	222	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	206	6	2.9%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	205	2	1.0%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	205	2	1.0%	0.5%	0