Woodcock Hill Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Farwood Road
Northfield
Birmingham
West Midlands
B31 1BS
Phone 01216754130
Reference Number 103372

Woodcock Hill Primary School has demonstrated significant improvement since its last inspection, moving from requiring improvement to a good rating across all areas. The school fosters a welcoming and supportive environment where pupils feel safe and enjoy learning. With an ambitious curriculum in place, leaders and staff are dedicated to ensuring that all pupils receive the assistance they need to succeed. Although some challenges remain, such as attendance and presentation of written work, the overall atmosphere is positive, and the leadership team is committed to ongoing enhancement.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 204
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.04%
Girls: 51.96%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 70.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 22.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 14 14 28
2 13 15 28
3 16 14 30
4 12 19 31
5 14 16 30
6 18 13 31

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 49.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 13.7%
White, Other 5.4%
African 5.4%
Chinese 3.9%
White & Asian 2.9%
White & Black (African) 2.5%
Caribbean 2%
Unclassified 1.5%
Mixed, Other 1.5%
Indian 1%
Pakistani 1%
Irish 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 27 Apr 2022
Date Report
27 Apr 2022 School inspection:
19 Jun 2018 Full inspection:
06 Feb 2014 Full inspection:
09 Nov 2010 Full inspection:
25 Feb 2010 Monitoring visit
06 Mar 2008 Full inspection:
12 Apr 2005 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Welcoming and supportive learning environment
  • Ambitious and well-structured curriculum
  • Strong emphasis on reading and phonics
  • Positive pupil behavior and attitudes
  • Effective safeguarding measures
  • Engagement of pupils in school life and community contributions

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent presentation of written work
  • High levels of pupil absence affecting learning
  • Ineffective communication with some parents

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 45%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

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 100
Maths 101

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
Writing 1.8
Maths 2

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 10 0
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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