Heath Mount Primary School

Heath Mount Primary School is a larger-than-average primary school in a deprived area of Birmingham, with a high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals. This is the first inspection since the school converted to an academy, and it is part of Excelsior Multi Academy Trust. The school has a strong early years provision, effective leadership, and a well-developed personal development curriculum. Pupils are happy, safe, and behave well. The quality of education is generally expected, with pupils making effective progress. Key stage 2 results improved from below average in 2024 to close to average in 2025, and disadvantaged pupils outperformed the national average for disadvantaged pupils in writing and in reading, writing and mathematics combined. Phonics is taught well, and pupils read confidently. Attendance has improved significantly but remains above the national average for absence and persistent absence, particularly for some groups including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Leaders have identified areas for improvement. Teaching is not yet consistently effective across all year groups and subjects, with some pupils not always appropriately challenged and misconceptions not always addressed promptly. Additional adult support does not consistently build pupils' independence. Leaders are taking action to address these areas. Overall, the school is performing well and continues to improve, with strong foundations and clear capacity to develop further.

Strengths

• Calm, welcoming and language-rich early years provision
• Strong and courageous leadership with effective trust support
• Personal development is central and thoughtfully planned
• Pupils behave well and show respect and kindness
• Structured phonics teaching leads to rapid reading progress
• Inclusive enrichment offer prioritises disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND
• Disadvantaged pupils outperform national averages in key measures
• Attendance has improved significantly through persistent support
• Pupils with SEND and additional needs are well supported and thrive
• Reading is a priority from the start, with strong parental engagement

Areas for Improvement

• Teaching is not equally consistent across all year groups and classrooms
• Additional adult support does not consistently build pupils' independence
• Errors and misconceptions are not always identified and addressed promptly
• Higher prior attaining pupils are not always appropriately challenged
• Attendance remains a challenge for some groups, including pupils with SEND
• Persistent absence is well above the national average
• Full coverage of some personal development areas, such as protected characteristics, is still being developed

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 Heath Mount Primary School attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.6% 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, 2.7% of pupils at Heath Mount Primary School 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 Heath Mount Primary School had 19.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.2% 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, 16.9% of pupils at Heath Mount Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 Heath Mount Primary School received £8,163 and spent £7,662 for each of its 333 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £140,000 (£420 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Excelsior Multi Academy Trust, income was £6,873 and spending £6,684 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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Heath Mount Primary School is part of Excelsior Multi Academy Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Parkfield Community School Birmingham
• Highters Heath Community School Birmingham
• Green Meadow Primary School Birmingham
• Turves Green Primary School Birmingham
• The Meadows Primary School Birmingham
• Colmers Farm Primary School Birmingham
• Thorns Primary School Brierley Hill

What is Heath Mount Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Heath Mount Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Heath Mount Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Heath Mount Primary School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Heath Mount Primary School have?

Heath Mount Primary School has 290 pupils on roll.

What age range does Heath Mount Primary School cover?

Heath Mount Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Heath Mount Primary School?

Heath Mount Primary School is at Knutsford Street, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 9SR.