Primary school

Topcliffe Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Birmingham
  • B35 6BS
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Apr 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,909 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 100%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 99%99%2016/17: top 85%2017/18: top 90%2018/19: top 84%2022/23: top 87%2023/24: top 77%77% · 2023/242024/25: top 100%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM20% · West Midlands 65%1/10 Well below West Midlands−15 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · West Midlands 7%1/10 Well below West Midlands−68.2 pts
Reading score99 · West Midlands 1051/10 Well below West Midlands−39.9 pts
Maths score96 · West Midlands 1051/10 Well below West Midlands−72.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 16% · 38 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 46% · 35 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 45% · 38 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 51% · 39 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 43% · 40 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 51% · 37 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 20% · 40 pupils · West Midlands 65%51%16%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 38 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 0% · 35 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 5% · 38 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 13% · 39 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 5% · 40 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 37 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 0% · 40 pupils · West Midlands 7%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 97 · 38 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 98 · 35 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 38 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 104 · 39 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 102 · 40 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 100 · 37 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 99 · 40 pupils · West Midlands 10510497No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 97 · 38 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 102 · 35 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 99 · 38 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 107 · 39 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 101 · 40 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 101 · 37 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 96 · 40 pupils · West Midlands 10510796No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in88.2%
30 of 34 who put it first2014 · 93.5%2026 · 88.2%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3430
2nd460
3rd350

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2025

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2019Remains Good
  5. 2025Lowest Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026246
Free school meals (past 6 years)72.3%
First language not English12.0%
SEN support15.7%
EHC plan26.1%
Absence (sessions missed)7.3%
Persistently absent pupils22.4%

Girls 43.4%Boys 56.6%

117.1% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 20 responses (8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school95% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school95% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved80% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 65% not applicable71.4% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year80% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 35% not applicable76.9% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?65% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 65% who said Yes above84.6% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child95% agree
  • My child does well at this school90% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing85% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school90% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school65% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development80% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent90% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher12.6
Pupils per adult5.5
  • Classroom teachers 16.6
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 24.1
  • Other support 9.6

Teachers 19.6 FTE · Whole workforce 53.3 · 62 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£13,185
Spend per pupil£12,378
Staff spend per pupil£10,470
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£201,000in-year balance

Grants £13,137 · self-generated £48 · premises £418 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: WASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (7 academies) · trust reserve £5,113,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it