Crown Meadow First School & Nursery

Crown Meadow First School & Nursery performs well overall, meeting safeguarding standards and demonstrating strong attendance and positive behavior among pupils. There is an open culture that promotes safety, while pupils enjoy a sense of community and actively participate in school life. However, despite achieving in line with national averages in certain assessments, there are notable gaps in foundational skills such as spelling and handwriting which affect overall academic readiness. The school's leadership is navigating recent changes effectively, focusing on improving standards and support for vulnerable pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils attend well above national averages.
• Strong behavior management leading to a calm and respectful school environment.
• Effective personal development program that supports transition to middle school.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils foster a sense of belonging.
• Leaders are responsive to pupil wellbeing and provide adequate pastoral support.

Areas for Improvement

• Significant minority of pupils lack essential spelling and handwriting skills.
• Inconsistency in curriculum implementation affects learning outcomes.
• Help for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is sometimes inadequate.
• Professional development for staff lacks effective follow-through.

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 Crown Meadow First School & Nursery attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.2% 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, 1.2% of pupils at Crown Meadow First School & Nursery 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 Crown Meadow First School & Nursery had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.0% 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, 11.9% of pupils at Crown Meadow First School & Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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 Crown Meadow First School & Nursery received £7,790 and spent £8,099 for each of its 327 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £139,000 (-£426 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 Crown Meadow First School & Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Crown Meadow First School & Nursery is Needs attention, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was Crown Meadow First School & Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Crown Meadow First School & Nursery was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does Crown Meadow First School & Nursery have?

Crown Meadow First School & Nursery has 337 pupils on roll.

What age range does Crown Meadow First School & Nursery cover?

Crown Meadow First School & Nursery for pupils aged 2 to 9.

Where is Crown Meadow First School & Nursery?

Crown Meadow First School & Nursery is at Birmingham Road, Alvechurch, Birmingham, West Midlands, B48 7TA.