Timberley Academy

Timberley Academy has been assessed as good overall, reflecting a strong commitment to providing a quality education for its pupils. The school fosters a warm and inclusive environment where pupils exhibit kindness and respect, contributing positively to their personal development. Key strengths include a well-planned curriculum that ensures pupils achieve good outcomes, particularly in reading, alongside a supportive approach towards developing positive citizenship and social responsibility among students. Notably, many disadvantaged pupils progress impressively during their time here.

Strengths

• Welcoming and inclusive environment for all pupils
• Strong emphasis on reading with a well-structured reading curriculum
• Pupils demonstrate good behaviour and engagement in learning
• High expectations in early years lead to considerable progress
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs
• Strong emphasis on personal development and citizenship

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent approach to teaching writing across the curriculum
• Teachers' checks on pupil understanding are sometimes ineffective
• Attendance issues leading to missed learning for some 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 Timberley Academy attended 91.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 27.6% 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, 1.2% of pupils at Timberley Academy 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 Timberley Academy had 17.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.2% 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, 34.9% of pupils at Timberley Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 4 pupils.

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 2023–24 Timberley Academy received £7,830 and spent £8,282 for each of its 589 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £690,000 (£1,171 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,490 and spending £8,542 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Timberley Academy is part of Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Brownmead Primary Academy Birmingham
• Tile Cross Academy Birmingham
• Gossey Lane Academy Birmingham
• Firs Primary School Birmingham
• Topcliffe Primary School Birmingham
• Washwood Heath Academy Birmingham
• Saltley Academy Birmingham

What is Timberley Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Timberley Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Timberley Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Timberley Academy was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Timberley Academy have?

Timberley Academy has 559 pupils on roll.

What age range does Timberley Academy cover?

Timberley Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Timberley Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Timberley Academy?

Timberley Academy is at Bradley Road, Shard End, Birmingham, West Midlands, B34 7RL.