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Bournville Village Primary

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

person Mrs Amy Cooper (Head of School)

location_onBirmingham, B30 1JY

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

654

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Bournville Village Primary is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Birmingham, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bournville Village Primary is a voluntary aided school in Birmingham, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 652 pupils on roll, of whom 13% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #6 of 263 primaries in Birmingham and #288 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. 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 29.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.4 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

79%

LA 60%

Reading90% LA 72%

Writing84% LA 69%

Maths88% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading82% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading81% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA 0.0

-0.2 to 2.3

-4.4

Write

LA -0.2

-5.6 to -3.2

-1.6

Maths

LA 0.3

-2.8 to -0.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading84% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing96% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths84% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.2

-1.1 to 1.4

-0.8

Write

LA -0.3

-1.9 to 0.4

-1.2

Maths

LA 0.1

-2.3 to -0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 59%

Reading87% LA 69%

Writing91% LA 73%

Maths83% LA 70%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.4

-2.1 to 0.3

-2.6

Write

LA -0.4

-3.8 to -1.4

-3.4

Maths

LA -0.1

-4.5 to -2.3

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#288 / 14,159	#6	#1,909	#1
2024	#6,661 / 14,233	#165	#5,609	#1
2023	#11,019 / 13,940	#224	#9,299	#11,018
2019	#3,521 / 11,810	#81	#2,558	#7,724
2018	#7,139 / 10,972	#152	#3,507	#9,911

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 December 2023

Inspection Report

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06 June 2013

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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19 June 2007

Inspection Report

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08 October 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-12-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2013-06-06

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-06-19

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

1.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(5 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 653 pupils. During this period, there were 12 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	653	12	1.8%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	650	6	0.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	652	12	1.8%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	652	8	1.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	652	17	2.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	653	4	0.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	654	2	0.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	652	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	652	6	0.9%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	651	5	0.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	651	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	654	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	653	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	653	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	654	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	654	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	655	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	654	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	383	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	384	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	381	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	382	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	382	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	382	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	384	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	384	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 27 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 20 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils