Barford 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 15/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Barford Road, Birmingham

School Information

Address: Barford Road, Birmingham, B16 0EF
Website: www.barfordprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01214643765
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Joanne Davies
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103162

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 421
Number of Boys: 211
Number of Girls: 210

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0.7
Writing
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.6 to 0.5
Maths
Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 1.1 to 4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:54%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brearley Nursery School
Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ
4out of 4 2,675 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas Centre Nursery School
Bell Barn Road , Lee Bank B15 2AF
4out of 4 2,778 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Newtown Nursery School
Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS
4out of 4 2,989 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barford Primary School
Barford Road , Ladywood B16 0EF
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Dudley Road , B18 7QW
3out of 4 327 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Summerfield Junior and Infant School
Cuthbert Road , Winson Green B18 4AH
2out of 4 628 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
City Road Primary School
City Road , B16 0HL
2out of 4 724 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Rosebery Street , Springhill B18 7PA
2out of 4 920 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Paul's School for Girls
Vernon Road , Edgbaston B16 9SL
4out of 4 1,163 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
Jewellery Quarter Academy
St George's Court , 1 Albion Street B1 3AA
2out of 4 1,469 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
George Dixon Academy
Portland Road , Edgbaston B16 9GD
3out of 4 1,882 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Waterloo Road , B66 4ND
4out of 4 2,208 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth School
Rose Hill Road , B21 9AR
4out of 4 2,362 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy
49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ
- not rated 724 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Orion School
14246 , Western Road B18 7QD
- not rated 569 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Future First Independent School
Hockley Port. All Saints Street , Hockley B18 7RL
- not rated 1,146 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
City United Academy (CUA)
10 Edward Street , Aston B1 2RX
- not rated 1,616 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Norfolk House School
4 Norfolk Road , Edgbaston B15 3PS
- not rated 1,805 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Values Academy
15 Key Hill , Hockley B18 5PB
- not rated 1,824 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.