Hawkesley Church Primary Academy, Birmingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Hawkesley is a warm, welcoming school where your child will feel known, valued and cared for. The school excels at supporting children who face challenges - through excellent attendance support, a trained mentoring dog, forest school, and a foodbank for families. Behaviour is exemplary throughout the school, and disadvantaged pupils achieve particularly well in mathematics.
Key Strengths
- Excellent behaviour and attendance - leaders have drastically reduced persistent absence through positive relationships with families
- Strong early reading programme with fluent readers and well-prepared children for next stage
- Rich pastoral support including forest school, mentoring dog, and on-site foodbank that help pupils feel safe and belong
- Calm, purposeful classrooms where pupils show respect, listen well and persevere with challenge
- Highly inclusive culture where pupils with SEND hold leadership roles and participate fully in school life
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent progress across all year groups and subjects - not yet fully consistent outcomes
- Some pupils' starting points not identified well enough, leading to tasks not closely matched to their needs
- Occasionally, teachers do not adapt learning well enough for pupils with SEND, particularly in writing and mathematics
- Limited tracking of how classroom adaptations impact some pupils' knowledge gains
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with leaders fulfilling their responsibilities and establishing an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, keeping pupils safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Forest school, music, arts, outdoor learning, cultural events, pupil-led clubs, sports mentoring, educational visits including residential visits
Hawkesley Church Primary Academy is a strong school where leaders have transformed attendance and created a calm, respectful culture. Pupils achieve broadly in line with national averages, with particularly strong outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in mathematics.
At a Glance
66.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 60% to 81%. Maths has improved from 60% to 85%. Writing has improved from 63% to 74%.
Class Sizes
28.5
Avg class size
27.7
Infant (KS1)
28.8
KS2
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
61%
Available places
219 pupils
360 capacity
141 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Birmingham
Admissions Demand - Birmingham
Places available
15,570
Applications
12,541
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Primary admissions across Birmingham (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.22545%
Overall absence
15.84699%
Persistent absence
183
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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