Aston Tower Community Primary School is a primary school located in Birmingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Upper Sutton Street, Birmingham, B6 5BE
Website: www.astontowerprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01213270339
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Jonathan Moore
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142686

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 11/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 485
Number of Pupils: 429
Number of Boys: 222
Number of Girls: 207

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3.7 Confidence interval 2 to 5.4
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.7 Confidence interval 2.1 to 5.2
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.3 Confidence interval 2.9 to 5.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:21%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newtown Nursery School
Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS
4out of 4 1,044 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Bloomsbury Nursery School
Bloomsbury Street , Nechells B7 5BX
4out of 4 1,350 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brearley Nursery School
Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ
4out of 4 1,433 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Adderley Nursery School
1 St. Saviours Road , B8 1HN
4out of 4 2,366 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Highfield Nursery School
Highfield Road , Saltley B8 3QU
3out of 4 2,917 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aston Tower Community Primary School
Upper Sutton Street , Aston B6 5BE
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Prince Albert Junior and Infant School
Albert Road , Aston B6 5NH
4out of 4 637 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Mansfield Green E-ACT Academy
Albert Road , Aston B6 5NH
4out of 4 637 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Manor Park Primary Academy
Church Lane , Aston B6 5UQ
3out of 4 873 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Chilwell Croft Academy
Chilwell Croft , Newtown B19 2QH
3out of 4 952 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Edward VI Aston School
Frederick Road , Aston B6 6DJ
4out of 4 414 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Aston Manor Academy
Phillips Street , Aston B6 4PZ
4out of 4 580 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
441 Alum Rock Road , B8 3DT
- not rated 611 yd Free schools Not Applicable Boys More About School
Holte School
Wheeler Street , Lozells B19 2EP
4out of 4 1,053 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Aston University Engineering Academy
1 Lister Street , B7 4AG
2out of 4 1,385 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure
2 Lister Street , B7 4AG
- not rated 1,462 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College
Jennens Road , B4 7PS
- not rated 2,092 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
South and City College Birmingham
129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU
- not rated 3,031 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Solomon International Business School
Lord Street , B7 4AA
1out of 4 612 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Titan Aston Academy
69 Aston Road North , B6 4EA
1out of 4 457 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Newbury Independent School
Unit 6, Cuckoo Wharf , 435 Lichfield Road B6 7SS
- not rated 672 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Birmingham Independent College
Albert Hall , Witton Road B6 5NU
- not rated 805 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Wisdom Academy
Sycamore Road , Aston B6 5UH
- not rated 813 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Birchfield Independent Girls' School
30 Beacon Hill , B6 6JU
- not rated 907 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.