Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School

BirminghamVoluntary aided school

29 Ravenhurst Street, Camp Hill, Birmingham, B12 0EJ

Headteacher: Mrs Susan SidhuSchool website ↗Pupils: 169 (capacity: 218)

Ofsted RatingInspected 11 February 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.
50.0%
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%.
0.0%

Reading

Expected level71.0%
Exceeding43.0%
Average scoreReading Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the reading test (range 80–120, average = 100)104.0

Writing

Expected level71.0%
Exceeding0.0%

Maths

Expected level57.0%
Exceeding11.0%
Average scoreMaths Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the maths test (range 80–120, average = 100)101.0

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

✓ Not Oversubscribed
Year 3 places per year
12
Applications received
16
Families who got their first-choice
0.6%

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
68.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
18.0%
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%

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Results Over Time

Detailed year-by-year figures

YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1624.0%0.0%+0.1+2.2-0.8
2016/1760.0%0.0%0.0-1.1-1.5
2017/1870.0%7.0%+0.4-0.8+0.2
2018/1972.0%20.0%+2.4+2.4+4.1
2022/2354.0%4.0%-1.2+0.5-1.3
2023/2420.0%0.0%---
2024/2550.0%0.0%---