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Story Wood School

Hastings Road, Perry Common, Birmingham, B23 5AJ

Local ranking251st of 273 primary schools in Birmingham
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

262

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Story Wood School (URN 103213) since 1 July 2024. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 8 July 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
Outstanding
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
75.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
11.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
82.0%
Writing (Expected)
86.0%
Maths (Expected)
93.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
75.0%
Reading avg scaled score
105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
28

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
231
Boys
99 (44%)
Girls
126 (56%)
Capacity
262 (86% full)
SEND
16.0%
FSM Eligible
52.6%
EAL
23.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.2%
SEN Support
13.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
12.6
Budget per Pupil
£6,803/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
12.8% 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
Not applicable
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 32.5%
  • Black African: 13.5%
  • Asian Pakistani: 10.5%
  • Black Caribbean: 10.5%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 8.0%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 5.0%
  • Mixed Other: 4.0%
  • Asian Indian: 4.0%

32.5%

White British

13.5%

Black African

10.5%

Asian Pakistani

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01214643863
enquiry@storywoodschool.co.uk
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Hastings Road

Birmingham, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN
150876
UKPRN
10095243
Establishment No.
2097
Trust
ROBIN HOOD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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