Ferndale 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 15/11/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Ferndale Avenue, Birmingham

School Information

Address: Ferndale Avenue, Birmingham, B43 5QF
Website: www.ferndaleprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01213573326
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sandwell
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Ruth Gillett
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103982

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/11/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 678
Number of Pupils: 625
Number of Boys: 323
Number of Girls: 302

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: 1.5 Confidence interval 0 to 3
Writing
N/A: 1.4 Confidence interval 0 to 2.9
Maths
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Perry Beeches Nursery School
256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX 		3out of 4 2,030 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ferndale Primary School
Ferndale Avenue , Great Barr B43 5QF 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hamstead Junior School
Hamstead Road , Great Barr B43 5BE 		3out of 4 732 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mark's Catholic Primary School
Almond Croft , Old Walsall Road B42 1NU 		4out of 4 759 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hamstead Infant School
Tanhouse Avenue , Great Barr B43 5AS 		3out of 4 824 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Name Catholic Primary School
Cross Lane , Great Barr B43 6LN 		3out of 4 915 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hamstead Hall Academy
Craythorne Avenue , Handsworth Wood B20 1HL 		3out of 4 1,208 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Q3 Academy Great Barr
Wilderness Lane , Great Barr B43 7SD 		3out of 4 1,804 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Arena Academy
Beeches Road , B42 2PY 		1out of 4 1,981 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Fortis Academy
Aldridge Road , Great Barr B44 8NU 		2out of 4 2,510 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St John Wall Catholic School
Oxhill Road , Handsworth B21 8HH 		3out of 4 3,073 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Priestley Smith School
Perry Beeches Campus , Beeches Road B42 2PY 		4out of 4 2,024 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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