William Murdoch 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 29/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Antrobus Road, Birmingham

School Information

Address: Antrobus Road, Birmingham, B21 9NT
Website: www.williammurdoch.bham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01215540999
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mangal Singh
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103317

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 674
Number of Pupils: 679
Number of Boys: 354
Number of Girls: 325

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.2 to 2.5
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.6
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 2 to 4.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newtown Nursery School
Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS 		4out of 4 3,062 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
William Murdoch Primary School
Antrobus Road , Handsworth B21 9NT 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Rookery School
Rookery Road , Handsworth B21 9PY 		3out of 4 274 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Grove School
Dawson Road , Handsworth B21 9HB 		3out of 4 496 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Avenue Road , Handsworth B21 8ED 		3out of 4 830 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth
Sandwell Road , B21 8NH 		3out of 4 919 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Grove Lane , Handsworth B21 9ET 		4out of 4 595 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Church Lane , Handsworth B20 2HL 		4out of 4 841 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Holyhead School
Milestone Lane , Handsworth B21 0HN 		4out of 4 853 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth School
Rose Hill Road , B21 9AR 		4out of 4 1,286 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
St John Wall Catholic School
Oxhill Road , Handsworth B21 8HH 		3out of 4 1,365 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy
49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ 		- not rated 3,224 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hamilton School
Hamilton Road , Handsworth B21 8AH 		4out of 4 577 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
V.A.S.E Academy
Oaklands Centre , Oaklands Road B21 0NA 		- not rated 621 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Myles Academy
Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road , B21 0PD 		- not rated 1,140 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Lambs Christian School
113 Soho Hill , B19 1AY 		- not rated 1,695 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Future First Independent School
Hockley Port. All Saints Street , Hockley B18 7RL 		- not rated 2,175 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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