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Welford Primary School

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

personMrs Carol Foster

location_onBirmingham, B20 2BL

language Visit Website phone 1214649228

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

443

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Expected Standard

58%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Welford Primary School is a Community school primary school in Birmingham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Welford Primary School is a community school in Birmingham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 422 pupils on roll, of whom 65% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #155 of 259 primaries in Birmingham and #6,604 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 60%

Reading66% LA 72%

Writing71% LA 69%

Maths65% LA 71%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading65% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths65% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading70% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 0.0

-0.4 to 2.8

2.4

Write

LA -0.2

0.9 to 4.0

2.5

Maths

LA 0.3

1.0 to 4.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading58% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA -0.2

-1.5 to 1.7

0.5

Write

LA -0.3

-1.0 to 1.9

0.8

Maths

LA 0.1

-0.6 to 2.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 59%

Reading69% LA 69%

Writing75% LA 73%

Maths62% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA -0.4

-3.3 to -0.3

-1.6

Write

LA -0.4

-3 to -0.2

-2.1

Maths

LA -0.1

-3.5 to -0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 March 2025

Inspection Report

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09 July 2019

Inspection Report

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24 January 2017

Inspection Report

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09 April 2014

Inspection Report

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26 June 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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13 October 2008

Inspection Report

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22 January 2008

Inspection Report

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26 September 2005

Inspection Report

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14 November 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-07-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2017-01-24

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-06-26

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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

1.2%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(4 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 422 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	422	5	1.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	411	10	2.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	437	8	1.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	438	2	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	434	2	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	449	3	0.7%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	443	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	436	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	453	2	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	446	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	451	5	1.1%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	456	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	431	2	0.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	423	4	0.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	441	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	441	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	437	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	463	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	458	1	0.2%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	464	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	480	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	470	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	466	1	0.2%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	476	2	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	472	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	458	1	0.2%	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 19 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Physical Disability 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Visual Impairment 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils