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Topcliffe Primary School

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

personMs Vickie Crombie

corporate_fareWASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onBirmingham, B35 6BS

language Visit Website phone 1216756296

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

256

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Expected Standard

20%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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Topcliffe Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Birmingham, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 99% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Topcliffe Primary School is an academy converter in Birmingham, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of WASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 249 pupils on roll, of whom 72% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 20% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #258 of 259 primaries in Birmingham and #13,748 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 12.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 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

20%

LA 60%

Reading40% LA 72%

Writing35% LA 69%

Maths30% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading54% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing59% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths57% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading55% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing48% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths53% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA 0.0

0.9 to 4.8

0.4

Write

LA -0.2

-1.5 to 2.3

2.6

Maths

LA 0.3

0.7 to 4.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading77% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing56% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths79% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.2

0.2 to 4.1

-0.1

Write

LA -0.3

-1.9 to 1.7

3.8

Maths

LA 0.1

2.1 to 5.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 59%

Reading61% LA 69%

Writing55% LA 73%

Maths61% LA 70%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.5

Read

LA -0.4

1.6 to 5.4

Write

LA -0.4

1.2 to 4.8

2.4

Maths

LA -0.1

0.6 to 4.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 April 2025

Inspection Report

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15 October 2019

Inspection Report

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06 December 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-04-08

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2013-06-13

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-12-09

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 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 249 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, 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)	249	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	248	2	0.8%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	245	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	248	2	0.8%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	249	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	256	1	0.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	256	4	1.6%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	256	5	2.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	254	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	255	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	253	4	1.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	255	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	252	1	0.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	251	4	1.6%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Summer term)	253	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	253	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	253	5	2.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	258	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	257	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	257	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	262	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	257	3	1.2%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	253	6	2.4%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	246	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 42 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 38 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 17 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils