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Forestdale Primary School

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

personMr David Foster

location_onBirmingham, B45 0JS

language Visit Website phone 1214648659

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

210

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Expected Standard

15%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Forestdale Primary School is a Community school primary school in Birmingham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 100% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Forestdale Primary School is a community school in Birmingham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 205 pupils on roll, of whom 69% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 15% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #259 of 259 primaries in Birmingham and #14,083 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 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 3 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 8.4 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

15%

LA 60%

Reading35% LA 72%

Writing35% LA 69%

Maths31% LA 71%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading63% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing56% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths56% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

20%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading47% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing43% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths40% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.1

Read

LA 0.0

-6.4 to -1.8

-1.8

Write

LA -0.2

-3.9 to 0.4

-3.9

Maths

LA 0.3

-6.1 to -1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

20%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading40% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing40% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths57% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.3

Read

LA -0.2

-6.6 to -2.0

-5.5

Write

LA -0.3

-7.6 to -3.4

-3.2

Maths

LA 0.1

-5.2 to -1.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 59%

Reading43% LA 69%

Writing50% LA 73%

Maths50% LA 70%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.3

Read

LA -0.4

-7.5 to -3.1

-4.8

Write

LA -0.4

-6.9 to -2.7

-2.8

Maths

LA -0.1

-4.8 to -0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 October 2022

Inspection Report

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16 June 2021

Inspection Report

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23 February 2021

Inspection Report

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02 December 2020

Inspection Report

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15 January 2019

Inspection Report

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13 March 2018

Inspection Report

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22 June 2016

Inspection Report

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16 September 2014

Inspection Report

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29 April 2014

Inspection Report

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15 November 2011

Inspection Report

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24 March 2009

Inspection Report

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05 June 2008

Inspection Report

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30 January 2006

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2022-10-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-01-15

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2018-03-13

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-06-22

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-04-29

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

5.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.4%(5 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

2pupils

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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 205 pupils. During this period, there were 11 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 5.4%, 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)	205	11	5.4%	0.8%	2
2024/25 (Autumn term)	200	23	11.5%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	215	18	8.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	214	20	9.3%	0.7%	3
2023/24 (Autumn term)	208	12	5.8%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	219	9	4.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	210	7	3.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	202	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	221	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	221	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	237	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	231	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	229	4	1.7%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	239	7	2.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	232	8	3.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	226	14	6.2%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	242	10	4.1%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	240	3	1.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	233	10	4.3%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Forestdale Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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