Percy Shurmer Academy

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 3-11
Religion Unknown
Address Longmore Street
Balsall Heath
Birmingham
West Midlands
B12 9ED
Phone 01214643431
Reference Number 138410

General Makeup

Number of pupils 444
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.9%
Girls: 49.1%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 57.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 65.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 34 24 58
2 32 29 61
3 28 30 58
4 29 30 59
5 26 31 57
6 31 29 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
African 25.5%
Pakistani 19.6%
Mixed, Other 4.1%
White, Other 2.3%
Asian, Other 2%
Indian 1.6%
White, British 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
White & Asian 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.2%
White & Black (African) 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-07-11
Date Description Report
2023-05-24 School inspection: School inspection:
2020-03-10 School inspection School inspection
2016-05-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-09-16 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2014-06-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 82% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 15% Unlock Unlock

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 109 Unlock Unlock
Maths 107 Unlock Unlock

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 5.3 Unlock Unlock
Writing 2.3 Unlock Unlock
Maths 4.2 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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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.

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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.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 71 1
Third Preference 34 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Chandos Primary School
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0.25 miles
Heath Mount Primary School
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0.26 miles
Lillian De Lissa Nursery School
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0.35 miles
Jakeman Nursery School
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0.48 miles
Ark Tindal Primary Academy
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0.62 miles
Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School
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0.62 miles
Oasis Academy Woodview
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0.64 miles
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
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0.68 miles
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
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0.69 miles
Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery
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0.73 miles
St Thomas Centre Nursery School
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0.74 miles
St Thomas Church of England Primary School
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0.75 miles
Ladypool Primary School
Stratford Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, West Midlands, B11 1QT
0.76 miles
Clifton Primary School
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0.79 miles
West House School
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0.88 miles
Nelson Mandela School
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0.89 miles
Park Hill Primary School
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0.91 miles
St John and Monica Catholic Primary School
Chantry Road, Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 8DW
0.93 miles
Conway Primary School
Conway Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, West Midlands, B11 1NS
1.01 miles
Red Boots School (National Institute of Conductive Education)
Cannon Hill House, 14 Russell Road, Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 8RD
1.03 miles
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Ark St Alban's Academy
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0.19 miles
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College
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Calthorpe Academy
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Redstone Academy for Boys
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Redstone Academy for Girls
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0.49 miles
Camp Hill Education
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0.64 miles
St Paul's School
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0.68 miles
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0.73 miles
James Brindley School
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0.74 miles
South and City College Birmingham
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0.84 miles
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0.87 miles
Priory School
1 miles
Hazrat Khadijatul Kubra Girls School
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1.04 miles
Green Oak Academy
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1.05 miles
Elmhurst Ballet School
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1.06 miles
Edgbaston College
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1.06 miles
Holy Trinity Catholic School
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1.19 miles
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1.24 miles
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