Cofton Primary School

Cofton Primary School has shown considerable improvement since its last inspection, achieving a 'Good' rating across all areas, including the quality of education, behaviour, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. Pupils thrive in a supportive environment where they are encouraged to learn not just academically but also socially and culturally. The curriculum has been effectively revised to offer a more in-depth educational experience, and leadership is committed to ensuring that all pupils, including those with special educational needs, receive appropriate support.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy learning and feel safe in a friendly environment.
• Teachers make lessons fun and interesting, encouraging daily reading.
• The school offers a wide range of extra-curricular activities.
• Leaders have effectively revised the curriculum for deeper learning.
• Pupils behave well and show respect to one another and to adults.
• The early years provision supports children's positive start to education.
• Strong focus on personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects are not yet coherently planned and sequenced.
• New subject leaders need to develop their expertise and leadership skills.
• The outdoor area for early years needs updating and better resourcing.

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 Cofton Primary School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.8% 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, 1.4% of pupils at Cofton 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 Cofton Primary School had 22.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.3% 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, 19.1% of pupils at Cofton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% 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 Cofton Primary School received £7,096 and spent £7,294 for each of its 408 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £64,000 (-£156 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 Cofton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cofton Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Cofton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cofton Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Cofton Primary School have?

Cofton Primary School has 408 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cofton Primary School cover?

Cofton Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cofton Primary School?

Cofton Primary School is at Wootton Road, West Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 4ST.