Forestdale Primary School is a primary school located in Birmingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 16/01/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Wareham Road, Birmingham

School Information

Address: Wareham Road, Birmingham, B45 0JS
Website: www.forestdale.bham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01214648659
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Foster
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 133759

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 218
Number of Boys: 113
Number of Girls: 105

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4.3 Confidence interval -6.6 to -2
Writing
Well Below Average: -5.5 Confidence interval -7.6 to -3.4
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -5.2 to -1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:20%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rubery Nursery School
Leybrook Road , Rubery B45 9PB 		3out of 4 1,389 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Shenley Fields Nursery School
Woodcock Lane , Northfield B31 1BU 		4out of 4 3,107 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
West Heath Nursery School
200 West Heath Road , Northfield B31 3HB 		3out of 4 3,235 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Forestdale Primary School
Wareham Road , Frankley B45 0JS 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy
Trescott Road , Northfield B31 5QD 		3out of 4 998 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School
New Street , Rubery B45 0EU 		3out of 4 1,070 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Colmers Farm Primary School
Leybrook Road , Rubery B45 9PB 		3out of 4 1,397 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Reaside Academy
Tresco Close , Frankley B45 0HY 		3out of 4 1,796 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
New Street , Frankley B45 0EU 		1out of 4 1,124 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Colmers School and Sixth Form College
Bristol Road South , Rednal B45 9NY 		3out of 4 1,466 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Turves Green Boys' School
Turves Green , Northfield B31 4BS 		- not rated 2,754 yd Academy sponsor led No Boys More About School
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Turves Green , Northfield B31 4BP 		- not rated 2,764 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Waseley Hills High School
School Road , Rubery B45 9EL 		2out of 4 2,892 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City of Birmingham School
The Minerva Centre , Thornthwaite Close B45 0DS 		2out of 4 209 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Edge Academy
946, Bristol Road South , Northfield B31 2LQ 		1out of 4 2,338 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
Bell Hill , Northfield B31 1LD 		3out of 4 2,754 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Victoria School
Bell Hill , Northfield B31 1LD 		4out of 4 2,865 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Victoria College
Bell Hill , Northfield B31 1LD 		- not rated 2,865 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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