Ladypool Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Stratford Road
Sparkbrook
Birmingham
West Midlands
B11 1QT
Phone 01214647002
Reference Number 103265

Ladypool Primary School is continuing to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in 2017. The leadership team has successfully implemented significant changes that have led to rapid improvements in student learning, particularly in writing and reading. Enthusiastic pupils actively engage in their education and demonstrate strong moral values, fostering a supportive school community. The school has shown resilience in the face of recent leadership changes and staff turnover, and leaders are focusing on addressing previously identified weaknesses in education delivery.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 248
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.18%
Girls: 52.82%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 55.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 83.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 12 11 23
2 13 17 30
3 15 14 29
4 16 17 33
5 18 25 43
6 12 23 35

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Pakistani 41.9%
Mixed, Other 12.9%
Asian, Other 6%
African 4.4%
White, Other 2%
White & Asian 1.2%
Indian 1.2%
White, British 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 24 May 2023
Date Report
24 May 2023 School inspection
17 Nov 2020 Monitoring visit
03 May 2017 Full inspection:
11 Mar 2015 Full inspection:
02 Apr 2014 Monitoring visit
24 Mar 2014 Monitoring visit
14 Jan 2014 Full inspection:
02 Feb 2011 Full inspection:
25 May 2010 Monitoring visit
09 Nov 2009 Full inspection:
26 Jun 2007 Full inspection:
20 Jan 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils show enthusiasm for learning and achieve well academically.
  • The school has effectively implemented a new phonics program to enhance reading skills.
  • Leadership promotes a positive school culture with high aspirations for all pupils.
  • Pupils actively participate in community and charitable activities.
  • The curriculum is ambitious, well sequenced, and covers all intended subjects.

Areas for Improvement

  • Gaps in pupils' learning remain due to a legacy of low standards.
  • Persistent absence rates are high, impacting students' learning.
  • Some pupils still express concerns about behaviour in school.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 67%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.5
Writing 1.9
Maths 1.7

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Second Preference 25 1
Third Preference 63 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

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