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Primary school

Hamstead Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Sandwell
  • B43 5BE
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,419 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 43%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 48%48%2016/17: top 36%2017/18: top 65%2018/19: top 34%34% · 2018/192022/23: top 46%2023/24: top 54%2024/25: top 43%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM67% · West Midlands 65%6/10 Middle−13 pts
Higher standard, RWM9% · West Midlands 7%7/10 Above+9.2 pts
Reading score106 · West Midlands 1056/10 Middle−17.6 pts
Maths score105 · West Midlands 1055/10 Middle−11.7 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 56% · 57 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 69% · 59 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 61% · 59 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 73% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 63% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 61% · 62 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 67% · 57 pupils · West Midlands 65%73%56%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 57 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 14% · 59 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 7% · 59 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 10% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 7% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 8% · 62 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 9% · 57 pupils · West Midlands 7%14%7%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 57 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 103 · 59 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 104 · 59 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 106 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 103 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 105 · 62 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 106 · 57 pupils · West Midlands 105106102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 57 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 105 · 59 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 59 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 106 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 106 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 104 · 62 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 105 · 57 pupils · West Midlands 105106103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
38 of 38 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3838
2nd150
3rd220

Last distance offered: London only

1.2 km from Perry Beeches West · approx.: from the area's centre, not your door

Inspections · 2008–2021

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2010Goodas predecessor
  4. 2014Requires improvement
  5. 2014Goodas predecessor
  6. 2016Good
  7. 2019Remains Goodas predecessor
  8. 2021Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026423
Free school meals (past 6 years)32.0%
First language not English21.6%
SEN support10.8%
EHC plan2.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.2%
Persistently absent pupils15.1%

Girls 54.4%Boys 45.6%

88.1% full · 480 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.5
Pupils per adult11.4
  • Classroom teachers 20.1
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 13.9
  • Other support 7.9

Teachers 22.1 FTE · Whole workforce 43.9 · 62 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,928
Spend per pupil£7,267
Staff spend per pupil£5,580
Reserve per pupil£1,049
  • +£429,902revenue reserve
  • −£139,168in-year balance

Grants £6,837 · self-generated £188 · premises £594 per pupil