Barford Primary School, Birmingham

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Barford Primary School

Barford Road, Ladywood, Birmingham B16 0EF

https://www.barfordprimary.co.uk/

Barford Primary School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Birmingham). It has about 420 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In November 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Representation, Disadvantaged pupils and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Environment, Attendance, Finances and Attainment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.2		St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
0.4		City Road Primary School
0.4		Summerfield Primary School
0.6		The Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School
0.7		St John's & St Peter's CofE Academy
0.7		Brookfields Primary School
0.7		Oasis Academy Foundry
0.8		St George's Church of England Primary School
0.8		Nelson Junior and Infant School
0.8		Cape Primary School
0.9		Shireland Hall Primary Academy
1.0		Benson Community School

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Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both in balance with the local community.

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is excellent. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is about average.

Progress: Above average. Progress in maths is excellent, in reading it is below average and in writing it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both roughly average.

Attainment: Poor. Maths attainment is below average, reading is poor and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.

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