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Balsall Common Primary School

Balsall Street East, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7FS

Local ranking33rd of 56 primary schools in Solihull
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

630

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 14 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
76.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
13.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
87.0%
Writing (Expected)
79.0%
Maths (Expected)
84.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
87.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
107.0
Cohort Size
86

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
671
Boys
354 (53%)
Girls
317 (47%)
Capacity
630 (107% full)
SEND
11.3%
FSM Eligible
10.4%
EAL
5.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.3%
SEN Support
10.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
31.8
Budget per Pupil
£6,292/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
9.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 76.4%
  • Asian Indian: 7.2%
  • Mixed Other: 2.7%
  • White Other: 2.5%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.4%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.9%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 1.2%
  • Asian Other: 1.2%

76.4%

White British

7.2%

Asian Indian

2.7%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
138536
UKPRN
10038066
Establishment No.
2050
Trust
CENTRAL SCHOOLS TRUST

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