Kings Rise Academy

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 3-11
Religion Unknown
Address Hornsey Road
Kingstanding
Birmingham
West Midlands
B44 0JL
Phone 01214644635
Reference Number 138889

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.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 451
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.56%
Girls: 51.44%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 65%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 29.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 32 28 60
2 29 29 58
3 25 35 60
4 28 33 61
5 30 33 63
6 29 31 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 47.5%
African 12%
Pakistani 6.7%
Mixed, Other 5.5%
Unclassified 4.2%
White, Other 3.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.9%
Caribbean 2.7%
Indian 1.3%
Asian, Other 1.1%
Chinese 0.9%
White & Asian 0.9%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 13 Jun 2023
Date Report
13 Jun 2023 School inspection:
22 Oct 2019 Full inspection:
08 Jul 2014 Full inspection:
06 Feb 2013 Monitoring visit

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.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 63%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

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 103
Maths 102

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 -0.9
Writing 0.3
Maths -1.3

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 25 0
Third Preference 21 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

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