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Barford Primary School
Barford Road, Ladywood, Birmingham B16 0EF
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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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: 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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