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Hawkesley Church Primary Academy

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

personMiss Petrina Poleon

corporate_fareBIRMINGHAM DIOCESAN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

location_onBirmingham, B38 9TR

language Visit Website phone 1214596467

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

230

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Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Hawkesley Church Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Birmingham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Hawkesley Church Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Birmingham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of BIRMINGHAM DIOCESAN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 228 pupils on roll, of whom 70% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #193 of 259 primaries in Birmingham and #8,300 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. 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 20.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.3 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

67%

LA 60%

Reading81% LA 72%

Writing74% LA 69%

Maths85% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading60% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing63% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading71% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA 0.0

-3.7 to 1.1

2.1

Write

LA -0.2

-0.3 to 4.4

0.1

Maths

LA 0.3

-2.1 to 2.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading63% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths57% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.0

Read

LA -0.2

-5.3 to -0.7

-1.8

Write

LA -0.3

-3.9 to 0.3

-3.5

Maths

LA 0.1

-5.5 to -1.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 59%

Reading52% LA 69%

Writing61% LA 73%

Maths42% LA 70%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.4

-4.2 to 0

-3.2

Write

LA -0.4

-5.2 to -1.2

-3.7

Maths

LA -0.1

-5.6 to -1.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 October 2021

Inspection Report

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06 July 2021

Inspection Report

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30 March 2021

Inspection Report

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03 November 2020

Inspection Report

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13 November 2019

Inspection Report

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22 January 2019

Inspection Report

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20 June 2017

Inspection Report

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30 June 2015

Inspection Report

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11 March 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2021-10-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-11-13

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-01-22

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-06-20

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2015-03-11

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

5.7%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

4.4%(10 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 228 pupils. During this period, there were 13 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 5.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	228	13	5.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	216	2	0.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	229	8	3.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	220	9	4.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	223	9	4.0%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	239	1	0.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	230	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	229	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	214	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	220	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	223	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	223	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	216	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	239	2	0.8%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	240	11	4.6%	0.5%	2
2018/19 (Autumn term)	233	16	6.9%	0.5%	2
2017/18 (Summer term)	231	6	2.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	228	6	2.6%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	231	5	2.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	223	5	2.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	224	3	1.3%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	222	11	5.0%	0.5%	1

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 17 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Hawkesley Church Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England/Methodist)

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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