Harborne Primary School
Birmingham, B17 9LU · Birmingham · primary school
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129th of 258 primary schools in Birmingham we can score, 291 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 | 69.0 · 63 | 62% | 3.86 |
| Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 | 3.0 · 29 | 38% | 1.13 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Harborne Primary School overview
How it's doing
In 2024/25, 69.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. A smaller proportion, 3.0%, reached the higher standard, while the national median for that measure was 7%.
Beyond the classroom
Pupils can join the Borcherd Shield Maths Challenge and the Choir, and Year 6 students take part in a residential trip.
Getting in
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Worth asking on a visit
How does the school support pupils who are working towards the higher standard in maths? What does a typical day look like for the Year 6 residential trip? How are the Maths Challenge and Choir integrated into the weekly timetable?
What Ofsted said about Harborne Primary School
Overview
The inspection found that the school is failing to provide an acceptable standard of education and lacks the capacity to secure necessary improvement, resulting in a requirement for special measures. While pupils’ personal development is a strength, significant weaknesses in safeguarding, leadership, and support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have been identified.
Strengths
- Pupils’ personal development is positive, with inclusive extra-curricular activities such as football, choir, and crochet club broadening experiences.
- Most pupils achieve well in reading, writing, and mathematics, with phonics taught effectively from Reception.
- Cultural awareness is built through enriching visits to farms, theatres, and museums, alongside opportunities for pupils to take on leadership roles.
Areas to improve
- Safeguarding arrangements are ineffective, with incoherent reporting systems and a failure to routinely involve external agencies, putting pupils at risk.
- Pupils with SEND are not accurately identified or supported, leading to poor achievement; staff lack the necessary expertise.
- Governors do not fully understand their duties or hold leaders to account, and there is no coherent system for checking on the safety of absent pupils.
Safeguarding
The report states that safeguarding arrangements are not effective, citing incoherent systems, staff uncertainty about reporting concerns, and a failure to make timely referrals to external agencies, which leaves pupils at risk of harm.
Results over time
Expected standard (reading, writing, maths), the years we hold.
| Year | Expected standard (reading, writing, maths) |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% |
| 2023/24 | 77% |
| 2024/25 | 69% |
| England | 64% |
Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics. “England” is the median of the 14,326 state schools in England we hold a 2024/25 figure for — a school-level median, not the DfE's pupil-weighted national figure.
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Next dates
- Primary (Reception) application deadline15 Jan 2027
- Primary National Offer Day16 Apr 2027
- Primary (Reception) application deadline15 Jan 2028
- Primary National Offer Day17 Apr 2028
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