Hawthorn Primary School

Hawthorn Primary School has shown significant improvement since its previous inspection, moving from a requires improvement grade to a good overall effectiveness rating. The school is committed to fostering a supportive environment where all pupils feel valued and have their voices heard. The curriculum is now well-embedded across all subjects, and strong provision for early years education has enabled students to make a strong start in their learning journey. The behaviour of the pupils is commendable, and there is a clear focus on personal development, with various opportunities for enrichment.

Strengths

• Strong provision for pupils with SEND.
• Effective early years education leading to good outcomes.
• Well-embedded curriculum understood by all teachers.
• Strong focus on reading and phonics for all pupils.
• Positive and respectful school environment.
• Active engagement in charitable work and global community understanding.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in the use of assessment to check pupils' understanding.
• Lack of precise evaluation in measuring impact of school initiatives.

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 Hawthorn Primary School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.5% 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, 2.6% of pupils at Hawthorn 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 Hawthorn Primary School had 11.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 20.4% of pupils at Hawthorn Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 9 pupils.

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 Hawthorn Primary School received £9,963 and spent £9,648 for each of its 213 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £277,000 (£1,302 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 Hawthorn Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hawthorn Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Hawthorn Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hawthorn Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Hawthorn Primary School have?

Hawthorn Primary School has 221 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hawthorn Primary School cover?

Hawthorn Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

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

Where is Hawthorn Primary School?

Hawthorn Primary School is at Hawthorn Road, Kingstanding, Birmingham, West Midlands, B44 8QR.