Four Oaks Primary School

BirminghamFoundation school

Edge Hill Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4PA

Headteacher: Mr Mark BentonSchool website ↗Pupils: 418 (capacity: 420)Part of Four Oaks Learning Trust For Excellence
Ofsted inspected
Inspected June 2025
Oversubscribed
71% of first-choice applicants offered a place
93%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected June 2025
71%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 4 June 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Outstanding
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Outstanding

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
93.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
23.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 97%·Writing 95%·Maths 97%All three 93%
Reading
Expected97%
Exceeding72%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected95%
Exceeding27%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected97%
Exceeding65%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
84
How many got their first choice?
60of 84 (71.4%)
How many applied in total?
189

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
12.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
32.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
18.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
192 girls, 226 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 93% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1675.0%3.0%+0.8-1.3+2.3
2016/1785.0%24.0%+4.3-0.1+4.3
2017/1888.0%25.0%+2.8+0.3+3.5
2018/1988.0%28.0%+2.5+1.3+4.4
2022/2390.0%27.0%+2.2+1.7+4.2
2023/2490.0%23.0%---
2024/2593.0%23.0%---
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