Fordbridge 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 22/06/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Crabtree Drive, Birmingham

School Information

Address: Crabtree Drive, Birmingham, B37 5BU
Website: http://www.fordbridge.solihull.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01217798040
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Solihull
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Rob Fletcher
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104121

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 600
Number of Pupils: 557
Number of Boys: 258
Number of Girls: 299

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.5 to 1
Writing
Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.2 to 3.4
Maths
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fordbridge Community Primary School
Crabtree Drive , Chelmsley Wood B37 5BU
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Bosworth Drive , Chelmsley Wood B37 5DP
- not rated 383 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Fordbridge Road , Kingshurst B37 6LW
- not rated 1,133 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Shirestone Academy
Shirestone Road , Tile Cross B33 0DH
4out of 4 1,242 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Coleshill Heath School
Lime Grove , Chelmsley Wood B37 7PY
2out of 4 1,282 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
John Henry Newman Catholic College
Chelmsley Road , Chelmsley Wood B37 5GA
3out of 4 319 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
Cooks Lane , Solihull B37 6NU
1out of 4 566 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)
Chelmsley Road , Chelmsley Wood B37 5FD
3out of 4 696 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Grace Academy Solihull
Chapelhouse Road , Chelmsey Wood B37 5JS
3out of 4 853 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tile Cross Academy
Gressel Lane , Tile Cross B33 9UF
1out of 4 1,382 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Centre for Accelerated Learning
Sheldon Hall Avenue , Tile Cross B33 0HA
- not rated 1,210 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Leycroft Academy
Gressel Lane , B33 9UF
- not rated 1,415 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
Forest Oak School
Windward Way , Smith's Wood B36 0UE
4out of 4 2,004 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Merstone School
Windward Way , Smith's Wood B36 0UE
4out of 4 2,004 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
SILVER BIRCH SCHOOL
170 PACKINGTON AVENUE , SHARD END B34 7RD
- not rated 2,184 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.