Allens Croft Primary School

Allens Croft Primary School currently requires improvement overall, having received a 'Good' grade in the quality of education and personal development, but facing challenges in behaviour, attitudes, and leadership and management. The school has a broad curriculum and excels particularly in arts education, evidenced by its platinum 'Artsmark' status. However, certain areas such as attendance and inconsistent behaviour management require urgent attention. Staff adapt learning effectively for pupils with special educational needs, contributing positively to the school's environment.

Strengths

• Broad and ambitious curriculum
• Strong emphasis on arts education with platinum Artsmark status
• Good support for pupils with SEND
• Effective phonics programme for reading
• Warm relationships between staff and pupils
• Good progress in learning foundational subjects

Areas for Improvement

• Low attendance rates among pupils
• Inconsistent application of behaviour policy
• Inaccurate records of behaviour incidents
• Limited capacity for senior leaders to manage workload

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 Allens Croft Primary School attended 91.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 26.9% 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, 5.4% of pupils at Allens Croft Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 2 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 Allens Croft Primary School had 17.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.1% 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, 28.2% of pupils at Allens Croft Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 12.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 34 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 Allens Croft Primary School received £10,408 and spent £10,280 for each of its 380 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £507,000 (£1,333 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 Allens Croft Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Allens Croft Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Allens Croft Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Allens Croft Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Allens Croft Primary School have?

Allens Croft Primary School has 380 pupils on roll.

What age range does Allens Croft Primary School cover?

Allens Croft Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Allens Croft Primary School?

Allens Croft Primary School is at Allens Croft Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 6RP.