Brindley Heath Junior School Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Stourbridge, Staffordshire·DY7 6AA
Composite score
61.8
Compare Brindley Heath Junior School Academy with another school
#3,440
National rank
#316
In West Midlands
#58
In Staffordshire
Top 23%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
70%
% achieving higher RWM
14%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

Legacy framework · Read full report ↗

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
228
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
22.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
17.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,996
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Location

About Brindley Heath Junior School Academy

Brindley Heath Junior School Academy is a primary school in Stourbridge, Staffordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 228 pupils aged 7 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 70% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 5.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 23% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 14% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 4.3%. There are about 22.4 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

Compare Brindley Heath Junior School Academy with another school