Water Mill 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 11/07/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are well above average, progress in maths is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Water Mill Close, Birmingham

School Information

Address: Water Mill Close, Birmingham, B29 6TS
Website: www.watermill.bham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01214647769
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Paula Rudd
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103326

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/07/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 177
Number of Boys: 108
Number of Girls: 69

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 5.2 Confidence interval 2.5 to 7.9
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.9 Confidence interval 1.5 to 6.4
Maths
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.1 to 4.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
Selly Oak Nursery School
26 Tiverton Road , B29 6BP
4out of 4 995 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Weoley Castle Nursery School
109 Weoley Castle Road , Weoley Castle B29 5QD
4out of 4 1,829 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Edith Cadbury Nursery School
Somerford Road , Weoley Castle B29 5LB
3out of 4 2,046 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Shenley Fields Nursery School
Woodcock Lane , Northfield B31 1BU
4out of 4 3,256 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Water Mill Primary School
Water Mill Close , Selly Oak B29 6TS
2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Lodge Hill Road , Selly Oak B29 6NU
3out of 4 839 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Tiverton Academy
Tiverton Road , Selly Oak B29 6BW
4out of 4 1,097 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Peters CofE Primary School
Old Church Road , Harborne B17 0BE
3out of 4 1,366 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Vivian Road , Harborne B17 0DN
4out of 4 1,443 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The University of Birmingham School
Weoley Park Road , Selly Oak B29 6QU
3out of 4 1,129 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Harborne Academy
Harborne Road , Edgbaston B15 3JL
3out of 4 2,085 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
Woodbrooke Road , Bournville B30 1UL
3out of 4 2,163 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Selly Park Girls' School
5 Selly Park Road , Selly Park B29 7PH
4out of 4 2,369 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
Stonehouse Lane , B32 3AE
3out of 4 2,615 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fircroft College of Adult Education
1018 Bristol Road , Selly Oak B29 6LH
- not rated 1,504 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bournville School
Hay Green Lane , B30 1SH
2out of 4 2,634 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cherry Oak School
60 Frederick Road , Selly Oak B29 6PB
4out of 4 663 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Birmingham
Chancellors Court , Edgbaston B15 2TT
- not rated 1,272 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Selly Oak Trust School
Oak Tree Lane , Selly Oak B29 6HZ
3out of 4 1,429 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King Edward VI High School for Girls
Edgbaston Park Road , B15 2UB
- not rated 1,732 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
King Edward's School
Edgbaston Park Road , B15 2UA
- not rated 1,849 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.