Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base, Birmingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Welsh House Farm is particularly strong at supporting children with additional needs - whether they have disabilities, special educational needs, or face other challenges. The school creates a warm, caring environment where all pupils feel valued and safe. Teaching is consistently good across the school, with especially excellent practice in Year 6 and the Early Years, helping pupils make strong progress from their starting points.
Key Strengths
- All groups of pupils make good progress from low starting points, with pupils who attend throughout their school career reaching nationally expected standards by Year 6
- Disabled pupils and those with special educational needs make accelerated progress, reaching levels above their national counterparts
- Almost all teaching is at least good, with outstanding practice in the Early Years Foundation Stage, Year 6 and the resource base
- The school takes exceptionally good care of individuals and vulnerable pupils, with strong support for those eligible for free school meals
- Pupils are happy, feel safe, behave well and have positive attitudes to learning
Areas for Improvement
- Not enough outstanding teaching across all year groups to ensure rapid and sustained progress for all pupils, particularly in mathematics
- Some teachers underestimate what pupils can achieve and do not pitch questions at the right level to challenge different abilities
- Some subject and key stage leaders are new to their roles and have not been fully involved in checking teaching quality and pupil attainment
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with the school having appropriate arrangements in place to keep pupils safe.
Extracurricular Activities
After-school sports clubs, visits and visitors to school, Enterprise Day activities
Welsh House Farm Community School is a good school where all groups of pupils, including those with special educational needs and those eligible for free school meals, achieve well from typically low starting points. The school provides exceptional care for vulnerable pupils and offers many enriching learning opportunities.
At a Glance
79.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 60% to 44%. Maths has declined from 57% to 44%. Writing has remained stable at around 47%.
Class Sizes
26.6
Avg class size
27.7
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
212 pupils
248 capacity
36 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)
Inspection History(106)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.73015%
Overall absence
21.60804%
Persistent absence
199
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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