Kings Rise Academy

Kings Rise Academy has made notable improvements since its previous inspection, achieving a good rating across all domains. Pupils express pride in attending the school, benefiting from a strong sense of community and positive behavioral expectations, which foster an environment conducive to learning. The leadership's commitment to connecting with families and the broader community enhances the overall experience for pupils, with creative endeavors such as outdoor activities and cultural engagements being well-received. However, despite the positive feedback regarding the quality of education and pupil development, there are identified areas where the school needs to strengthen its curriculum implementation and evaluation processes to ensure consistency and effectiveness across all subjects.

Strengths

• Strong community ties and a sense of pride among pupils.
• Effective leadership fostering a safe and nurturing environment.
• Good quality of education with positive pupil engagement.
• Successful phonics teaching leading to strong reading skills.
• Well-developed early years provision promoting literacy and numeracy.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in curriculum delivery across some subjects.
• Insufficient evaluation of curriculum effectiveness by leaders.
• Need for teachers to better address and rectify pupil misconceptions.

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 Kings Rise Academy attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.2% 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, 1.3% of pupils at Kings Rise 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 Kings Rise Academy had 20.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.5% 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, 17.3% of pupils at Kings Rise Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% 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 2024–25 Kings Rise Academy received £8,034 and spent £7,707 for each of its 450 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £232,000 (£515 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, income was £7,171 and spending £7,108 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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Kings Rise Academy is part of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, which runs 37 schools. The nearest others:

• Shireland Hall Primary Academy Smethwick
• Croft Academy Walsall
• Chandos Primary School Birmingham
• George Betts Primary Academy Smethwick
• The Shirestone Academy Birmingham
• Harborne Primary School Birmingham
• Rounds Green Primary School Oldbury
• Woods Bank Academy Wednesbury
• Tiverton Academy Birmingham
• Rowley Hall Primary School Rowley Regis

What is Kings Rise Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kings Rise Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Kings Rise Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Kings Rise Academy was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Kings Rise Academy have?

Kings Rise Academy has 428 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kings Rise Academy cover?

Kings Rise Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Kings Rise Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kings Rise Academy?

Kings Rise Academy is at Hornsey Road, Kingstanding, Birmingham, West Midlands, B44 0JL.