The Oaks 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 10/10/2014. 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 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bells Lane, Birmingham, B14 5RY
Website: http://www.theoaks.bham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01214646272
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Janine Dodds
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103165

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 388
Number of Boys: 183
Number of Girls: 205

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2 to 1.3
Writing
Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.2 to 3.4
Maths
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:43%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
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
Allens Croft Nursery School
Allens Croft Road , Kings Heath B14 6RP
4out of 4 2,153 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Highters Heath Nursery School
11 School Road , Warstock B14 4BH
3out of 4 2,430 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Kings Norton Nursery School
Westhill Road , Kings Norton B38 8SY
4out of 4 2,642 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bells Farm Primary School
Bells Farm Close , Druids Heath B14 5QP
4out of 4 485 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Jude's Catholic Primary School
St Jude's Close , Maypole B14 5PD
3out of 4 877 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Broadmeadow Junior School
Monyhull Hall Road , Kings Norton B30 3QJ
3out of 4 1,101 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Broadmeadow Infant School
Monyhull Hall Road , Kings Norton B30 3QJ
3out of 4 1,101 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
Broad Lane , Kings Heath B14 5AL
3out of 4 1,487 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodrush High School
Shawhurst Lane , B47 5JW
3out of 4 2,651 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kings Heath Boys
Chamberlain Road , Kings Heath B13 0QP
3out of 4 2,717 yd Community school No Boys More About School
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
6 Dale View Road , B14 4HN
- not rated 3,002 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Wheelers Lane Technology College
Wheelers Lane , Kings Heath B13 0SF
4out of 4 3,009 yd Community school No Boys More About School
Kings Norton Girls' School
Selly Oak Road , Kings Norton B30 1HW
4out of 4 3,137 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ark Kings Academy
Shannon Road , Kings Norton B38 9DE
3out of 4 2,392 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lindsworth School
Monyhull Hall Road , Kings Norton B30 3QA
3out of 4 732 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Ardencote Road , Kings Heath B13 0RW
4out of 4 3,048 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.