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Alston Primary School
Alston Road, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham B9 5UN
Alston Primary School is an academy. It has about 660 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In June 2019 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
This school is a member of Leigh Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Nansen Primary School, Marlborough Primary School, Wyndcliffe Primary School and Leigh Primary School.)
Particular strengths include Finances, Representation, Disadvantaged pupils and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Attendance, Environment and Admissions.
The school's overall score (out of 100) is given below. Coloured segments show the contributions of each indicator, explained in more detail below. Hover over the segments for details. Personalise the score by clicking on the button to set your own priorities.
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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both in balance with the local community. Show details
Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is excellent. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is about average.
Progress: About average. Progress in maths is excellent, in reading it is about average and in writing it is below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is quite low.
Environment: Poor. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very high, while crime is quite high.
Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.
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