Four Oaks Primary SchoolLittle Aston Primary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sutton Coldfield.

Summary of the comparison

Four Oaks Primary School and Little Aston Primary Academy are primary schools in Sutton Coldfield.

Four Oaks Primary School scores 86 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Little Aston Primary Academy scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Four Oaks Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Four Oaks Primary School was judged exceptional and Little Aston Primary Academy was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 93.0% for Four Oaks Primary School and 82.0% for Little Aston Primary Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Four Oaks Primary School (90.0% in 2022-23, 93.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Little Aston Primary Academy (83.0% in 2022-23, 82.0% in 2024-25).

Four Oaks Primary School versus Little Aston Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	Sutton ColdfieldFour Oaks Primary School	Sutton ColdfieldLittle Aston Primary Academy	England average
Overview
Our score	A86/100Stronger figure	B73/100
Local ranking	3rd of 275 in Birmingham	31st of 289 in Staffordshire
Inspection	Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure	Ofsted: Expected
School type	Foundation school	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	4-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	418	225
Capacity	420	230
Location	Sutton Coldfield, B74 4PA	Sutton Coldfield, B74 3BE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	93.0% Stronger figure	82.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	23.0% Stronger figure	18.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	111.0 Stronger figure	110.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	112.0 Stronger figure	108.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	418	225
Free school meals (ever 6)	7.9%	10.1%
English as an additional language	37.3%	34.2%
SEN support	12.9%	12.4%
SEN with an EHC plan	2.6%	0.4%
Attendance
Overall absence	2.9% Stronger figure	4.8%	6.2%
Persistent absence	3.6% Stronger figure	10.8%	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.