Beaconside Primary and Nursery School, Birmingham

Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~522m)Possible (~745m)Unlikely (~969m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Lorraine Hadley
Pupils:235 / 235 capacity
LA:Worcestershire
Phone:01214533801
Address:Hazel Road, Rubery, Birmingham, B45 9DX
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 7 months ago

Report card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)

Achievement
Strong Standard
Behaviour
Strong Standard
Personal Development
Strong Standard
Leadership
Strong Standard
Early Years
Strong Standard
Inspected 24 February 2026View full report
URN:116768
UKPRN:10077247
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Bromsgrove
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

This school excels at helping every child succeed, whether they need extra support or advanced challenges. Teachers clearly explain their teaching, catch mistakes quickly and adapt lessons brilliantly for children with different needs. The school creates a calm, respectful environment where pupils behave well, attend regularly and feel known and valued by staff.

Key Strengths

  • Pupils achieve consistently highly in phonics and end of key stage 2 tests, with disadvantaged pupils performing considerably better than national peers
  • Teachers provide highly effective, consistently excellent teaching with clear explanations, skilled modelling and timely support
  • Excellent inclusion practices ensure pupils with special educational needs and disabilities make impressive progress alongside their peers
  • Leaders have established a warm, language-rich early years environment where children settle quickly and develop rapidly
  • Strong behaviour and attendance focus with clear expectations, supportive relationships and rigorous analysis leading to improving attendance

Safeguarding

Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed.

Extracurricular Activities

Junior leadership roles, peer mentoring, fundraising activities, first-aid skills teaching, specialist teaching programmes

Beaconside Primary and Nursery School is a high-performing school where pupils achieve very well and leaders prioritise excellent teaching, inclusion and pupil wellbeing. The school maintains strong standards across all areas with particular success in supporting disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs.

At a Glance

9.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-3ppMaths-3ppWriting-3pp

Reading has remained stable at around 83%. Maths has remained stable at around 87%. Writing has remained stable at around 87%.

Class Sizes

29.0

Avg class size

30.0

Infant (KS1)

30.0

KS2

8

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Library Way (adj)
331m · 5 min walk
Gannow Walk (Opp)
408m · 7 min walk
St. Chads Church (Adj)
505m · 8 min walk
Callowbridge Road (adj)
684m · 11 min walk
Beverley Road (opp)
710m · 12 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

100%

Over capacity

235 pupils

235 capacity

0 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham

Low pressure
New homes approved:19,703
Projected new pupils:4,926

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Birmingham

Admissions Demand - Worcestershire

Low demand0.80x oversubscription

Places available

6,938

Applications

5,554

Got 1st preference

94.3%

Got preferred school

98.5%

Primary admissions across Worcestershire (2025/26)

Inspection History(10)

24 February 2026Report card
Achievement
Behaviour
Personal Development
Leadership
Early Years
23 November 2021
11 May 2016

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.48663%

Overall absence

11.47541%

Persistent absence

183

Enrolments

Authorised3.5357%
Unauthorised1.95093%
Persistent (10%+)11.47541%
Severe (50%+)0.54645%

Absence trend

4.07524%
18/19
3.14344%
20/21
6.269%
21/22
5.20885%
22/23
5.64836%
23/24
5.48663%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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