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The Oaks Primary School

Primary Ages 2-11 297 pupils Birmingham
Ofsted: Good
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The Oaks Primary School is an academy converter in Birmingham for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has 297 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for The Oaks Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2018 of its predecessor, The Oaks Primary School. In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: July 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Bells Lane
Druids Heath
Birmingham
West Midlands
B14 5RY
Phone 01214646272
Reference Number 149872

General Makeup

Number of pupils 297
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.15%
Girls: 51.85%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 85.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 36.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 21.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 22

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 11 24
2 14 19 33
3 14 13 27
4 17 18 35
5 19 32 51
6 20 21 41

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 39.7%
African 12.8%
Pakistani 11.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 8.8%
Mixed, Other 7.1%
White & Asian 4%
White, Other 2.7%
Caribbean 1.3%
Unclassified 0.7%
Indian 0.3%
Irish 0.3%
Asian, Other 0.3%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, The Oaks Primary School, inspected in December 2018.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
05 Jul 2023 Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 58%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 11%

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 104
Maths 103

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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.

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Progress Scores

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 13 1
Third Preference 11 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 The Oaks Primary School had 275 pupils for 420 places. 145 places (34.5%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “P22” planning area

Birmingham counted 212 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 207 in 2029–30, down 2%.

20242025
Places 420420
Pupils 289275
Unfilled 31.2%34.5%

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 The Oaks Primary School attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20242025
Authorised absence 5.4%4.3%
Unauthorised absence 2.9%2.5%
Severely absent pupils 2.6%1.5%

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, 1.3% of pupils at The Oaks Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

20242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 1.51.6
Permanent exclusions 10

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 The Oaks Primary School had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

202420252026
Pupils per adult 9.810.211.7
Teachers who left state teaching 13.3%17.5%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 47.8%75.0%–
Sick days per teacher 1.918.1–

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, 26.6% of pupils at The Oaks Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Social, emotional and mental health 25 2
Speech, language and communication needs 24 3
Moderate learning difficulty 19 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 7 3
Hearing impairment 2 0
Physical disability 2 0

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 The Oaks Primary School received £9,202 and spent £8,860 for each of its 294 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £204,000 (£694 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of Drb Ignite Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,088 and spending £7,905 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20242025
Revenue reserve £202,000£204,000
per pupil £653£694
In-year balance -£9,000£100,000
per pupil -£30£341

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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The Oaks Primary School is part of Drb Ignite Multi Academy Trust, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:

What is The Oaks Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Oaks Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2018 of its predecessor, The Oaks Primary School.

When was The Oaks Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Oaks Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does The Oaks Primary School have?

The Oaks Primary School has 297 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Oaks Primary School cover?

The Oaks Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Oaks Primary School?

The Oaks Primary School is at Bells Lane, Druids Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 5RY.

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