Four Oaks Primary School

Four Oaks Primary School is performing exceptionally well. Inspectors found a vibrant, inclusive school where pupils are highly committed to learning, achieve exceptionally well and behave with exemplary manners and positive relationships. The curriculum is ambitious and well sequenced from Reception to Year 6, reading is central to the school’s work, and support for pupils with SEND is described as exceptional. Children in the early years get off to a flying start, and pupils benefit from a wide range of enrichment and personal development opportunities. Leadership is skilled, determined and well supported by effective governors. Staff feel listened to and well supported, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. Pupils are happy, feel safe and are proud to be part of the school community. The report identifies no areas for improvement. This was the school’s first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and its first section 5 inspection since March 2014. It had previously been exempt from routine inspection after an earlier outstanding judgment. Under current arrangements, no overall effectiveness grade is awarded.

Strengths

• Pupils flourish academically and personally in a vibrant, inclusive school.
• Pupils are highly committed to their learning and achieve exceptionally well.
• Behaviour and attitudes are exemplary, with orderly and purposeful classrooms.
• The curriculum is aspirational, carefully sequenced and taught confidently across subjects.
• Assessment is used highly effectively to identify and close gaps in pupils’ understanding.
• Reading is at the heart of the curriculum, and pupils quickly learn to read fluently.
• Support for pupils with SEND is exceptional and highly inclusive.
• Children in the early years get off to a flying start because of highly ambitious, skilled staff.
• Personal development is strengthened by a wide range of visits, clubs and enrichment activities.
• Leadership is skilled, passionate and effective, and governors provide strong support and challenge.
• Staff value leaders’ meaningful engagement and support for workload and well-being.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

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 Four Oaks Primary School attended 97.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.6% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Four Oaks 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 Four Oaks Primary School had 23.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 10.0% of pupils at Four Oaks Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% 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 Four Oaks Primary School received £7,076 and spent £6,992 for each of its 420 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £193,000 (£460 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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All schools in Sutton Coldfield · Birmingham local authority: places and applications

Four Oaks Primary School is part of Four Oaks Learning Trust for Excellence, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Langley School Sutton Coldfield
• Coppice Primary School Sutton Coldfield
• Little Sutton Primary School Sutton Coldfield
• Moor Hall Primary School Sutton Coldfield
• Whitehouse Common Primary School Sutton Coldfield
• Hollyfield Primary School Sutton Coldfield

What is Four Oaks Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Four Oaks Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in July 2025.

When was Four Oaks Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Four Oaks Primary School was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Four Oaks Primary School have?

Four Oaks Primary School has 420 pupils on roll.

What age range does Four Oaks Primary School cover?

Four Oaks Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Four Oaks Primary School?

Four Oaks Primary School is at Edge Hill Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B74 4PA.