Barford Primary School

Barford Primary School is performing well, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspected domains including leadership and management, quality of education, and pupils' behaviour and attitudes. The school has implemented significant changes such as new resources and a revamped curriculum, which have positively impacted student learning and engagement. Additionally, the school is noted for its inclusive approach towards pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring that all students are provided with the support they need to succeed.

Strengths

• Pupils are excited about learning and new resources.
• High ambition and clear expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Effective support systems are in place for staff and students.
• Strong personal development opportunities for pupils.
• Pupils feel safe and supported in a positive school environment.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in how teachers implement new learning approaches.
• Some pupils struggle with punctuality, resulting in missed learning.
• Errors in pupils' work are not always identified quickly.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Barford Primary School attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.7% of pupils at Barford Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Barford Primary School had 24.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 54.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.8% of pupils at Barford Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Barford Primary School received £7,811 and spent £7,619 for each of its 383 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £244,000 (-£637 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Barford Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Barford Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Barford Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Barford Primary School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Barford Primary School have?

Barford Primary School has 409 pupils on roll.

What age range does Barford Primary School cover?

Barford Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Barford Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Barford Primary School?

Barford Primary School is at Barford Road, Ladywood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B16 0EF.