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Northfield Manor Primary Academy

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

personMr Tom Hull

corporate_fareVICTORIA ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onBirmingham, B29 4JT

language Visit Website phone 1215940898

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

412

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Expected Standard

75%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Northfield Manor Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Birmingham, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 22% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Northfield Manor Primary Academy is an academy converter in Birmingham, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of VICTORIA ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 391 pupils on roll, of whom 47% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 17% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #54 of 259 primaries in Birmingham and #1,438 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 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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

75%

LA 60%

Reading82% LA 72%

Writing80% LA 69%

Maths92% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading90% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths87% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading75% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA 0.0

-2.5 to 0.9

-0.5

Write

LA -0.2

-2.2 to 1.1

1.5

Maths

LA 0.3

-0.1 to 3.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading70% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA -0.2

0.0 to 3.5

2.0

Write

LA -0.3

0.4 to 3.7

1.9

Maths

LA 0.1

0.4 to 3.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 59%

Reading56% LA 69%

Writing79% LA 73%

Maths79% LA 70%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA -0.4

-1.3 to 1.9

3.5

Write

LA -0.4

2 to 5

2.3

Maths

LA -0.1

0.9 to 3.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 September 2021

Inspection Report

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17 July 2018

Inspection Report

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05 August 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2021-09-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-07-17

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-01-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-09-21

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

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

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 391 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	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	391	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	390	1	0.3%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	398	5	1.3%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	398	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	388	8	2.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	417	9	2.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	412	5	1.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	414	6	1.4%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	414	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	416	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	416	5	1.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	420	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	417	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	416	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	422	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	422	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	424	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	423	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	404	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	405	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	408	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	406	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	413	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	411	4	1.0%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	410	5	1.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	413	3	0.7%	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 18 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 15 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 11 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils