School profile

Allens Croft Primary School

Primary · Community school · Birmingham, B14 6RP

Requires improvement

Map showing Allens Croft Primary School

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Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#13,200 of 15,057

Worse than 87% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Allens Croft Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 12 Jun 2024

Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils380 of 420 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherHeadteacher Rebecca Timms
Local authorityBirmingham
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 103243.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolBirminghamEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths45%63%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%8%8%
Average reading score103106106
Average maths score101105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score104106105
Expected standard in reading49%75%76%
Expected standard in writing56%72%73%
Expected standard in maths51%75%75%
Pupils taking tests55--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils380
Girls179
Boys201
Eligible for free school meals63.2%
First language not English26.1%
SEN support107
EHC plan47
Average class size22.2

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
28.4%
Other mixed
10.5%
Pakistani
10%
Other ethnic group
9.2%
White and Black Caribbean
8.7%
Other White
4.7%
Other Black
4.7%
African
4.2%
Other Asian
3.7%
Bangladeshi
2.6%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolBirminghamEngland
Overall absence8.8%5.7%5.1%
Persistent absence30.3%16.5%13.2%
Severe absence2.8%1.3%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)46
Applications (Reception)114
First preference applications (Reception)45
First preference offers (Reception)45
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places420
Pupils on roll394
Unfilled places6.2%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher17.2
Pupils per adult9
Teachers (FTE)22.1
Teaching assistants (FTE)19.32
Support staff (FTE)25
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2522.7
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2517
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/253
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/252.7

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate20%
Pupils with one or more suspensions5.4%
Permanent exclusion rate0.5%
Permanent exclusions2

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Allens Croft Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.0 miNurseryAllens Croft Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school
Outstanding
0.5 miPrimaryCotteridge Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryStirchley Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryColmore Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.7 miPrimaryColmore Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryWoodthorpe Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryBroadmeadow Infant SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Inadequate
0.8 miSecondaryKing Edward VI Camp Hill School for GirlsAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.8 miSecondaryKing Edward VI Camp Hill School for BoysAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.9 miPrimaryBroadmeadow Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Allens Croft Primary School

What is Allens Croft Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Allens Croft Primary School is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted, last inspected on 12 Jun 2024.

How does Allens Croft Primary School rank in England?

Allens Croft Primary School ranks 13,200 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 87% of schools).

How many pupils attend Allens Croft Primary School?

Allens Croft Primary School has 380 pupils aged 4 to 11, with capacity for 420.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.