Water Mill Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Water Mill Close
Selly Oak
Birmingham
West Midlands
B29 6TS
Phone 01214647769
Reference Number 103326

General Makeup

Number of pupils 208
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.44%
Girls: 48.56%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 37.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 51.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 20 10 30
2 13 17 30
3 15 15 30
4 15 15 30
5 17 11 28
6 14 16 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 25%
Pakistani 9.6%
White, Other 7.7%
Indian 7.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 5.3%
Chinese 5.3%
African 5.3%
Unclassified 4.3%
Asian, Other 3.8%
Mixed, Other 3.4%
Caribbean 2.9%
White & Black (African) 2.4%
White & Asian 1.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-07-12
Date Description Report
2022-05-24 School inspection: School inspection:
2022-02-02 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2020-11-17 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2018-07-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-11-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-10-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-10-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-06-19 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-11-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-03-01 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 85% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 23% Unlock Unlock

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 110 Unlock Unlock
Maths 106 Unlock Unlock

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 4.1 Unlock Unlock
Writing 3.6 Unlock Unlock
Maths 1.3 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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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.

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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.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 36 1
Third Preference 25 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Cherry Oak School
60 Frederick Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6PB
0.38 miles
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Lodge Hill Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6NU
0.48 miles
Selly Oak Nursery School
26 Tiverton Road, Birmingham, B29 6BP
0.57 miles
Tiverton Academy
Tiverton Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6BW
0.62 miles
St Peters CofE Primary School
Old Church Road, Harborne, Birmingham, West Midlands, B17 0BE
0.78 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Vivian Road, Harborne, Birmingham, West Midlands, B17 0DN
0.82 miles
Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School
Gregory Avenue, Weoley Castle, Our Lady & St. Rose of Lima Catholic Primary Schoo, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 5DY
0.88 miles
Paganel Primary School
Swinford Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 5TG
0.91 miles
Harborne Primary School
Station Road, Harborne, Birmingham, West Midlands, B17 9LU
0.97 miles
Jervoise School
Jervoise Road, Weoley Castle, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 5QU
0.98 miles
Raddlebarn Primary School
GRISTHORPE ROAD, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B29 7TD
1.02 miles
Weoley Castle Nursery School
109 Weoley Castle Road, Birmingham, B29 5QD
1.04 miles
The Blue Coat School Birmingham
Somerset Road, Birmingham, B17 0HR
1.07 miles
Princethorpe Infant School
Princethorpe Road, Weoley Castle, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 5QB
1.12 miles
Princethorpe Junior School
Princethorpe Road, Weoley Castle, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 5QB
1.12 miles
Edith Cadbury Nursery School
Somerford Road, Birmingham, B29 5LB
1.16 miles
Bournville Village Primary
Linden Road, Bournville, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1JY
1.18 miles
Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base
Welsh House Farm Road, Quinton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 2NG
1.24 miles
Northfield Manor Primary Academy
Swarthmore Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 4JT
1.27 miles
Chad Vale Primary School
Nursery Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 3JU
1.29 miles
Name Distance
The University of Birmingham School
Weoley Park Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6QU
0.64 miles
Selly Oak Trust School
Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6HZ
0.81 miles
Fircroft College of Adult Education
1018 Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6LH
0.86 miles
King Edward VI High School for Girls
Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, B15 2UB
0.99 miles
King Edward's School
Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, B15 2UA
1.05 miles
Baskerville School
Fellows Lane, Harborne, Birmingham, West Midlands, B17 9TS
1.16 miles
Harborne Academy
Harborne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 3JL
1.19 miles
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
Woodbrooke Road, Bournville, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1UL
1.23 miles
Selly Park Girls' School
5 Selly Park Road, Selly Park, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 7PH
1.35 miles
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
Stonehouse Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3AE
1.49 miles
Bournville School
Hay Green Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1SH
1.5 miles
Elmhurst Ballet School
249 Bristol Road, Birmingham, B5 7UH
1.62 miles
Edgbaston High School for Girls
Westbourne Road, Birmingham, B15 3TS
1.65 miles
E-ACT Shenley Academy
Shenley Lane, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 4HE
1.66 miles
Priory School
1.73 miles
Kings Norton Girls' School
Selly Oak Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1HW
1.78 miles
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
Knightlow Road, Harborne, Birmingham, West Midlands, B17 8QB
1.79 miles
St George's School Edgbaston
31 Calthorpe Road, West Midlands, B15 1RX
1.91 miles
Hopwood Hall School
15 Highfield Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3DU
1.91 miles
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
Northfield Road, King's Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1DY
1.98 miles
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