Primary school

Billesley Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Birmingham
  • B13 0ES
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected May 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,882 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 26%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 44%44%2016/17: top 49%2017/18: top 47%2018/19: top 37%2022/23: top 22%22% · 2022/232023/24: top 30%2024/25: top 26%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM73% · West Midlands 65%8/10 Above+7.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM15% · West Midlands 7%9/10 Top 20%+18.3 pts
Reading score106 · West Midlands 1056/10 Middle+10.8 pts
Maths score107 · West Midlands 1058/10 Above
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 58% · 62 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 64% · 61 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 68% · 91 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 72% · 89 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 73% · 91 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 70% · 92 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 73% · 86 pupils · West Midlands 65%73%58%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 62 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 5% · 61 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 12% · 91 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 13% · 89 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 10% · 91 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 12% · 92 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 15% · 86 pupils · West Midlands 7%15%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 62 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 102 · 61 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 91 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 104 · 89 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 106 · 91 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 104 · 92 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 106 · 86 pupils · West Midlands 105106101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 62 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 105 · 61 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 104 · 91 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 107 · 89 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 107 · 91 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 105 · 92 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 107 · 86 pupils · West Midlands 105107104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in83.2%
89 of 107 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 83.2%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st10789
2nd751
3rd500

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2025

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2014Good
  5. 2018Remains Good
  6. 2019Outstanding
  7. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

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

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026699
Free school meals (past 6 years)48.8%
First language not English49.9%
SEN support20.2%
EHC plan4.6%
Absence (sessions missed)5.7%
Persistently absent pupils16.1%

Girls 49.7%Boys 50.3%

111% full · 630 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 65 responses (9.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school95.4% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school95.4% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved86.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 53.9% not applicable56.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year95.4% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 13.8% not applicable76.8% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?24.6% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 24.6% who said Yes above81.2% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child90.8% agree
  • My child does well at this school96.9% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing87.7% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school93.8% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school92.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development87.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent89.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.7
Pupils per adult11.9
  • Classroom teachers 34
  • Leadership 7
  • Teaching assistants 16.9
  • Other support 27.1

Teachers 41 FTE · Whole workforce 85 · 120 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,315
Spend per pupil£7,704
Staff spend per pupil£6,099
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£417,000in-year balance

Grants £8,187 · self-generated £127 · premises £423 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST (36 academies) · trust reserve £7,576,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it