Colebourne Primary School

Colebourne Primary School has effectively maintained the standards identified in its previous inspection and continues to provide a safe and enjoyable learning environment for its pupils. The school is characterized by a strong sense of community and excellent pastoral support for families, which has garnered positive feedback from parents. While the curriculum is broad and engaging, there are some areas needing attention regarding teachers' clarity on content delivery and assessment practices, particularly in foundation subjects. Despite these concerns, the school's commitment to fostering pupils' aspirations and enjoyment in learning is commendable.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and happy in school.
• Strong sense of community within the school.
• High-quality early years provision.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Pupils enjoy an engaging and broad curriculum.
• Strong emphasis on personal development and well-being.
• Enthusiastic learners who take pride in their achievements.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers need more clarity on what to teach and when to teach it.
• Assessment practices are not fully established in all foundation subjects.

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 Colebourne Primary School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.0% 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 Colebourne 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 Colebourne Primary School had 23.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.8% 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, 19.5% of pupils at Colebourne Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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 Colebourne Primary School received £7,647 and spent £7,527 for each of its 445 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £165,000 (£371 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 Colebourne Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Colebourne Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Colebourne Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Colebourne Primary School have?

Colebourne Primary School has 457 pupils on roll.

What age range does Colebourne Primary School cover?

Colebourne Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Colebourne Primary School?

Colebourne Primary School is at Stechford Road, Hodge Hill, Birmingham, West Midlands, B34 6BJ.