Stechford Primary School

Stechford Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. The community feel of the school is strong, with staff and pupils fostering a respectful and supportive environment. The school demonstrates a commitment to high aspirations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), ensuring they are well integrated into school life and supported in their learning. The sudden loss of the previous headteacher significantly impacted the school; however, the staff have worked diligently to recover and improve educational offerings. Recent adaptations to the curriculum have resulted in vibrant, well-planned lessons that cater to pupils' needs and build on prior knowledge effectively.

Strengths

• Welcoming and friendly school environment
• Strong community involvement and support
• Good behaviour and respect among pupils
• Well-planned and vibrant curriculum
• Effective early years education and language development
• Strong support for pupils with SEND
• Positive reading culture promoted across the school
• Wide range of extra-curricular activities available
• Supportive and manageable workload for staff

Areas for Improvement

• Lack of systematic monitoring of curriculum impact across all subjects
• Writing curriculum not as developed as other subjects, limiting writing opportunities for pupils

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 Stechford Primary School attended 92.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.9% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Stechford 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 Stechford Primary School had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.0% 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, 25.7% of pupils at Stechford Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% 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 Stechford Primary School received £7,403 and spent £7,402 for each of its 417 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £744,000 (£1,784 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 Stechford Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Stechford Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stechford Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Stechford Primary School have?

Stechford Primary School has 417 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stechford Primary School cover?

Stechford Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stechford Primary School?

Stechford Primary School is at Albert Road, Stechford, Birmingham, B33 8SJ.