Hawkesley Church Primary Academy

Hawkesley Church Primary Academy demonstrates strong overall performance with a strong standard in various areas, particularly in attendance, behaviour, and early years education. The school's leaders have successfully transformed attendance by building positive relationships with families and implementing strategic support for pupils, especially those eligible for the pupil premium. A positive culture is evident throughout the school, fostering respect, engagement, and progress. Pupils exhibit pride in their school, benefiting from a well-structured personal development curriculum that addresses their emotional and social needs, alongside academic growth.

Strengths

• Strong attendance and behaviour
• Positive relationships built with families
• Effective personal development curriculum
• Calm and purposeful classroom environments
• Children receive excellent support for early writing habits
• High-quality pastoral support provided for pupils
• Inclusivity and active engagement of SEND pupils
• Pupils feel safe and supported in their learning environment

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in tracking the progress of pupils with SEND
• Occasional misalignment of tasks with pupils' understanding
• Variability in academic outcomes for all 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 Hawkesley Church Primary Academy attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.8% 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, 4.4% of pupils at Hawkesley Church Primary 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 Hawkesley Church Primary Academy had 20.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.9% 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, 23.7% of pupils at Hawkesley Church Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% 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 Hawkesley Church Primary Academy received £8,170 and spent £8,118 for each of its 228 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £215,000 (£941 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,859 and spending £7,689 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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Hawkesley Church Primary Academy is part of Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy Birmingham
• St Michael's Church of England Primary School Birmingham
• Nonsuch Primary School Birmingham
• St George's Church of England Primary School Birmingham
• Quinton Church Primary School Birmingham
• St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Solihull
• St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown Birmingham
• St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth Birmingham
• Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School Solihull
• St Clement's Church of England Academy Birmingham

What is Hawkesley Church Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hawkesley Church Primary Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Hawkesley Church Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Hawkesley Church Primary Academy was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Hawkesley Church Primary Academy have?

Hawkesley Church Primary Academy has 219 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hawkesley Church Primary Academy cover?

Hawkesley Church Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Hawkesley Church Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hawkesley Church Primary Academy?

Hawkesley Church Primary Academy is at 376 Shannon Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B38 9TR.