Osborne Primary School

Osborne Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspected domains, including the quality of education, behaviour, personal development, leadership, and management. The school has a positive atmosphere where staff prioritize the needs and interests of pupils, fostering a safe and supportive environment. With a newly introduced curriculum, leaders are committed to ensuring that all students meet high expectations and improve their learning outcomes. Notably, the school is in its first inspection cycle and is part of the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership, which enhances its operational effectiveness.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupil behaviour and engagement.
• Strong leadership and management supporting curriculum improvements.
• Effective phonics teaching and support for struggling readers.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils, fostering respect and care.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• A rich, diverse library that promotes a love of reading.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils still have gaps in their knowledge due to the recent curriculum change.
• Attendance levels need improvement to ensure all pupils benefit from daily learning.

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 Osborne Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.9% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Osborne Primary School 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 Osborne Primary School had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.2% 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, 16.3% of pupils at Osborne Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.2% 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 Osborne Primary School received £8,051 and spent £7,841 for each of its 414 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £307,000 (-£741 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership, income was £7,703 and spending £8,151 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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Osborne Primary School is part of The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• Paget Primary School Birmingham
• Stockland Green School Birmingham
• Slade Primary School Birmingham
• Brookvale Primary School Birmingham
• Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School Birmingham
• The Royal Sutton School Sutton Coldfield
• Mere Green Primary School Sutton Coldfield
• The Arthur Terry School Sutton Coldfield
• Curdworth Primary School Sutton Coldfield
• Hill West Primary School Sutton Coldfield

What is Osborne Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Osborne Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Osborne Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Osborne Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Osborne Primary School have?

Osborne Primary School has 410 pupils on roll.

What age range does Osborne Primary School cover?

Osborne Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Osborne Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Osborne Primary School?

Osborne Primary School is at Osborne Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 6TY.