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William Murdoch Primary School

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

personMr Mangal Singh

location_onBirmingham, B21 9NT

language Visit Website phone 1215540999

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

631

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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William Murdoch Primary School is a Community school primary school in Birmingham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

William Murdoch Primary School is a community school in Birmingham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 640 pupils on roll, of whom 49% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #87 of 259 primaries in Birmingham and #2,304 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. 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.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 60%

Reading78% LA 72%

Writing76% LA 69%

Maths86% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading83% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading73% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.3

Read

LA 0.0

1.9 to 4.7

1.8

Write

LA -0.2

0.5 to 3.1

5.2

Maths

LA 0.3

3.9 to 6.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading72% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA -0.2

-0.2 to 2.5

-0.6

Write

LA -0.3

-1.9 to 0.6

3.2

Maths

LA 0.1

2.0 to 4.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 59%

Reading72% LA 69%

Writing80% LA 73%

Maths82% LA 70%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2

Read

LA -0.4

-3.3 to -0.7

-1.4

Write

LA -0.4

-2.6 to -0.2

1.9

Maths

LA -0.1

0.7 to 3.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 June 2022

Inspection Report

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28 April 2015

Inspection Report

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10 November 2011

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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06 December 2006

Inspection Report

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04 March 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-06-21

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-04-28

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-11-10

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 640 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	640	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	636	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	646	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	634	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	626	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	643	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	631	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	622	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	646	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	647	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	640	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	678	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	679	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	679	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	685	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	685	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	683	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	698	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	355	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	357	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	360	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	359	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	357	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	360	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	359	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	358	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 27 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 22 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Physical Disability 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils