Perryfields Primary School

Perryfields Primary School is a larger-than-average primary school that was judged to be meeting expected standards across all inspected areas, with safeguarding met. Pupils typically achieve close to national averages by the end of Year 6, and the school has notable strengths in reading, phonics and support for pupils with SEND. Inclusion is central to the school's work, and leaders are ambitious, caring and focused on removing barriers for disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs. Behaviour has improved, pupils feel safe and respected, and the early years provision gives children a strong start through language-rich, well-taught activities. Attendance remains an area of concern because overall absence and persistent absence are above national averages, although leaders' work is having an impact and improvements are happening quickly for pupils who join with poor attendance. Other areas for development include ensuring more able pupils in mathematics are challenged from the start, making handwriting consistently secure, and strengthening art so pupils develop skills and knowledge of artists. Some pupils are less engaged in a few lessons, and some early years children could make better progress with more challenging activities. Leaders and governors know the school well and have a clear strategic direction. The next steps focus on analysing the impact of improvement work over time so changes become well embedded, continuing to promote positive attendance, especially in the early years, and supporting staff to secure foundational knowledge more consistently.

Strengths

• Pupils typically achieve close to national averages in end of Year 6 tests.
• Leaders have improved the planning and teaching of mathematics.
• Pupils develop a love of reading as they move through the school.
• Phonics is taught systematically and pupils make secure progress from their starting points.
• Pupils with SEND are given targeted help to succeed.
• Leaders work tirelessly to improve attendance and their actions are having an impact.
• Behaviour has improved, and pupils respond well to clear expectations.
• Bullying is dealt with quickly and effectively, and personal development lessons are adapted when needed.
• The curriculum is ambitious and lessons are generally engaging.
• Early years provision is ambitious, language-rich and well matched to children's needs.
• Inclusion is central, with effective support through the Hub and Rainbow Room.
• Governors are knowledgeable, challenge leaders appropriately and know the community well.
• Staff feel valued and respected and receive appropriate development opportunities.
• Personal development is broad, with strong pastoral support, clubs, careers events and opportunities for spiritual reflection.

Areas for Improvement

• Overall absence and persistent absence remain above national averages.
• Some more able pupils in mathematics have to complete easier tasks before reaching challenging work.
• Pupils' handwriting is inconsistent, particularly for pupils who join the school later.
• In art, pupils do not consistently develop skills to improve their work or learn about great artists.
• Some pupils are less engaged in some lessons.
• Some early years children do not achieve a good level of development by the end of Reception.
• Some early years pupils could make better progress with more challenging activities.
• Leaders should analyse the impact of their work more closely over time so improvements are well embedded.
• Leaders should further support staff to ensure pupils secure foundational knowledge more consistently.
• Leaders should continue promoting positive attendance, particularly in the early years, and address barriers for persistently absent pupils.

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 Perryfields Primary School attended 93.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.5% 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, 6.4% of pupils at Perryfields 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 Perryfields Primary School had 18.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.9% 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, 24.7% of pupils at Perryfields Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.7% 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 Perryfields Primary School received £8,594 and spent £8,352 for each of its 316 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £235,000 (£745 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 Perryfields Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Perryfields Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was Perryfields Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Perryfields Primary School was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does Perryfields Primary School have?

Perryfields Primary School has 316 pupils on roll.

What age range does Perryfields Primary School cover?

Perryfields Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Perryfields Primary School?

Perryfields Primary School is at Apsley Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 0QY.