Cotteridge Primary School

Cotteridge Primary School continues to be recognized as a good school, providing a positive environment where pupils thrive and enjoy their learning. Pupils are particularly enthusiastic about the diverse activities available, such as sports tournaments and forest school lessons, and they display a strong sense of community and respect towards peers and staff. The school's commitment to safeguarding and supporting pupils' well-being is evident through a robust support system that includes dedicated staff members who assist with various emotional needs. The curriculum is well-structured, especially in core subjects like reading and mathematics, ensuring that pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve commendable outcomes. However, there are areas identified for improvement, specifically concerning the clarity of key knowledge and vocabulary that pupils should master across different subjects. This lack of definition may hinder pupils' preparedness for future educational challenges. Additionally, despite efforts to enhance attendance, some pupils remain persistently absent, which affects their overall achievement and development. The school acknowledges these challenges and aims to address them to maintain and advance its high standards.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a range of engaging activities and represent the school proudly.
• A strong culture of safeguarding is maintained throughout the school.
• The curriculum is well thought out, particularly in English and mathematics.
• High expectations and effective support are provided for pupils with SEND.
• Pupils demonstrate positive behavior and high levels of concentration.
• Personal development is prioritized, with pupils exhibiting maturity and respect.

Areas for Improvement

• Key knowledge and vocabulary are not clearly identified in some subjects.
• Some pupils are persistently absent, affecting their achievement.

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 Cotteridge Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.1% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Cotteridge Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were 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 Cotteridge Primary School had 20.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.1% 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, 12.8% of pupils at Cotteridge Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% 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 Cotteridge Primary School received £7,107 and spent £7,414 for each of its 431 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £301,000 (£698 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 Cotteridge Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Cotteridge Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cotteridge Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Cotteridge Primary School have?

Cotteridge Primary School has 444 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cotteridge Primary School cover?

Cotteridge Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cotteridge Primary School?

Cotteridge Primary School is at Breedon Road, Cotteridge, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 2HT.