Firs Primary SchoolHodge Hill Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.

Summary of the comparison

Firs Primary School and Hodge Hill Primary School are primary schools in Birmingham.

  • Firs Primary School scores 26 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Hodge Hill Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Hodge Hill Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Firs Primary School was judged in need of attention and Hodge Hill 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 48.0% for Firs Primary School and 55.0% for Hodge Hill Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Firs Primary School (28.0% in 2022-23, 48.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Hodge Hill Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Firs Primary School versus Hodge Hill Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BirminghamFirs Primary SchoolBirminghamHodge Hill Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF26/100D48/100Stronger figure
Local ranking258th of 273 in Birmingham 207th of 273 in Birmingham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Needs attentionOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll279 651
Capacity420 840
LocationBirmingham, B36 8LL Birmingham, B36 8LD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard48.0% 55.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census327 688
Free school meals (ever 6)61.8% 41.7%
English as an additional language67.3% 48.8%
SEN support18.0% 13.7%
SEN with an EHC plan1.5% 1.2%
Attendance
Overall absence8.9% 6.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence30.5% 16.7% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Firs Primary School

Hodge Hill Primary School

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