Fairway Primary AcademyWychall Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
Fairway Primary Academy and Wychall Primary School are primary schools in Birmingham.
Fairway Primary Academy scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Wychall Primary School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Wychall Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Fairway Primary Academy was judged Requires improvement and Wychall Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 69.0% for Fairway Primary Academy and 50.0% for Wychall Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Fairway Primary Academy (43.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Wychall Primary School (51.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamFairway Primary Academy | BirminghamWychall Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F38/100 | D42/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 239th of 273 in Birmingham | 229th of 273 in Birmingham Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 164 | 317 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 444 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B38 8XQ | Birmingham, B31 3EH | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 69.0% Stronger figure | 50.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 7.0% | 8.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 106.0 Stronger figure | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 102.0 | 103.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 196 | 332 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 49.0% | 78.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.1% | 36.4% | |
| SEN support | 20.9% | 24.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.6% | 2.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.8% Stronger figure | 6.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.4% Stronger figure | 19.7% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Fairway Primary Academy
Wychall Primary School
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