Primary school

City Road Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Birmingham
  • B16 0HL
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,648 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 38%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 83%83%2016/17: top 92%2017/18: top 100%2018/19: top 95%2022/23: top 69%2023/24: top 47%2024/25: top 38%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM69% · West Midlands 65%7/10 Above+59.6 pts
Higher standard, RWM7% · West Midlands 7%5/10 Middle+47.3 pts
Reading score107 · West Midlands 1057/10 Above+61.3 pts
Maths score107 · West Midlands 1058/10 Above+60 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 38% · 58 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 39% · 56 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 20% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 40% · 57 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 54% · 54 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 64% · 59 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 69% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 65%69%20%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 58 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 0% · 56 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 0% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 0% · 57 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 2% · 54 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 3% · 59 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 7% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 7%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 97 · 58 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 99 · 56 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 100 · 57 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 103 · 54 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 103 · 59 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 107 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 10510797No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 58 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 101 · 56 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 103 · 57 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 103 · 54 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 105 · 59 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 107 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 105107101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
34 of 34 who put it first2014 · 95.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3434
2nd251
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2015Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2017Requires improvementas predecessor
  7. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026456
Free school meals (past 6 years)43.2%
First language not English82.6%
SEN support22.0%
EHC plan3.1%
Absence (sessions missed)7.5%
Persistently absent pupils27.6%

Girls 51.3%Boys 48.7%

99.3% full · 459 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.1
Pupils per adult12.1
  • Classroom teachers 16
  • Leadership 5.6
  • Teaching assistants 14.1
  • Other support 10.5

Teachers 21.6 FTE · Whole workforce 46.2 · 64 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,614
Spend per pupil£6,458
Staff spend per pupil£5,346
Reserve per pupil£464
  • +£206,000revenue reserve
  • +£513,000in-year balance

Grants £7,610 · self-generated £45 · premises £207 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: INSPIRE EDUCATION COMMUNITY TRUST (2 academies) · trust reserve £1,121,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it