Reaside Academy

Reaside Academy is a welcoming school that demonstrates a strong commitment to the well-being and happiness of its pupils. It has been assessed as good across all areas: the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The school effectively promotes regular attendance and fosters positive relationships with parents, highlighting their efforts in supporting children's education and well-being. The teaching of reading is particularly notable, with structured support in place to ensure pupils achieve strong reading skills.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and feel safe at school.
• The teaching of reading is highly effective and well-structured.
• Leaders set high expectations for behaviour, which pupils meet consistently.
• The school offers a variety of enriching activities, including clubs and trips.
• Strong communication and support systems are in place for parents.
• Leaders prioritize the personal development of pupils through various initiatives.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, some teachers lack confidence in their subject knowledge.
• Leaders do not sufficiently monitor the progress of pupils with SEND.

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 Reaside Academy attended 91.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 25.1% 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, 3.9% of pupils at Reaside Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Reaside Academy had 24.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 45.5% 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, 38.5% of pupils at Reaside Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% 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 Reaside Academy received £9,047 and spent £7,975 for each of its 206 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £412,000 (£1,999 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Greenheart Learning Partnership, income was £7,729 and spending £7,430 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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All schools in Birmingham · Birmingham local authority: places and applications

Reaside Academy is part of Greenheart Learning Partnership, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• The Orchards Primary Academy Birmingham
• Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Birmingham
• Fairway Primary Academy Birmingham
• Woodhouse Primary Academy Birmingham
• Tame Valley Academy Birmingham
• Heathlands Primary Academy Birmingham
• Edgar Stammers Primary Academy Walsall
• Featherstone Academy Wolverhampton
• Pye Green Academy Cannock

What is Reaside Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Reaside Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Reaside Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Reaside Academy was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Reaside Academy have?

Reaside Academy has 195 pupils on roll.

What age range does Reaside Academy cover?

Reaside Academy for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Reaside Academy?

Reaside Academy is at Tresco Close, Frankley, Rubery, Birmingham, B45 0HY.