Harborne Primary School

BirminghamCommunity school

Station Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9LU

Headteacher: Mrs Linda FrancisSchool website ↗Pupils: 836 (capacity: 840)

Ofsted RatingInspected 20 May 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

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

Quality of Teaching
Inadequate
Behaviour in School
Requires Improvement
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Inadequate

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.
69.0%
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%.
3.0%

Reading

Expected level84.0%
Exceeding54.0%
Average scoreReading Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the reading test (range 80–120, average = 100)109.0

Writing

Expected level76.0%
Exceeding3.0%

Maths

Expected level80.0%
Exceeding45.0%
Average scoreMaths Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the maths test (range 80–120, average = 100)108.0

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

⚠ Oversubscribed
Year 3 places per year
120
Applications received
320
Families who got their first-choice
1.1%

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
41.0%
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).
11.0%

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Results Over Time

Detailed year-by-year figures

YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1656.0%9.0%+1.8-3.2+1.0
2016/1759.0%3.0%+0.2-1.5-0.1
2017/1867.0%6.0%+1.2-3.2+0.4
2018/1967.0%23.0%+0.7+0.3+0.1
2022/2358.0%3.0%+2.8-0.9+0.9
2023/2477.0%2.0%---
2024/2569.0%3.0%---