Fordbridge Community Primary School

Crabtree Drive, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, B37 5BU

Local ranking37th of 56 primary schools in Solihull

Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

600

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Fordbridge Community Primary School (URN 104121) since 1 March 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching: Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership & governance: Strong standard
Inclusion: Strong standard
Early years: Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 74.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 10.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 84.0%
Writing (Expected): 78.0%
Maths (Expected): 81.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 83.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 107.0
Cohort Size: 58

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 522
Boys: 259 (50%)
Girls: 263 (50%)
Capacity: 600 (87% full)
SEND: 25.5%
FSM Eligible: 62.6%
EAL: 12.1%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.6%
SEN Support: 21.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 22.8:1
Teachers (FTE): 22.1
Budget per Pupil: £7,592/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 15.3% 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

White British: 76.3%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 6.3%
Asian Other: 3.3%
White Other: 3.1%
Asian Pakistani: 2.5%
Mixed Other: 1.7%
Black Other: 1.5%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%

76.3%

White British

6.3%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

3.3%

Asian Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01217798040

office@fordbridge.solihull.sch.uk

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Crabtree Drive

Birmingham, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN: 149492
UKPRN: 10091660
Establishment No.: 5200
Trust: PROSPER TOGETHER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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