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School Summary
School TypeAcademy Sponsor Led
Primary
AdmissionsNot applicable
School AddressLongmore Street
Birmingham
B12 9ED
Phone 0121 4643451
Local Authority Birmingham
URL percyshurmeracademy.org
Age Range3 - 11
  
Total Pupils453
School GenderMixed
Boy | Girl %53.2% | 46.8%
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School Summary

Total Pupils
453
Age Range
3-11
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Avg. Class Size
30.7
Nat. Average 27.3
Free School Meals
38%
Nat. Average 15.4%
Latest Ofsted
2
Good
KS2 Maths Score
99
Nat. Average 102.9
KS2 Reading Score
96
Nat. Average 102.7

With 453 pupils, Percy Shurmer Academy has a significantly higher than average number of pupils in the UK. With more boys (53.2%) attending the school than girls (46.8%), the student base is largely a male environment. Academic attainment has long been linked with good attendance at school. They have an excellent 96% attendance rate, which exceeds the typical rate for the country. Percy Shurmer Academy has 27.4 members of staff, which far exceeds the average. Having a 16:1 teacher/student ratio, it is slightly less than average, which permits the teachers at the This School to spend a little more time with their pupils.

KS2 exams are a educational requirement in Year 6 of primary education. The school achieved an average KS2 score of 99, which is far below the nations average. With an average salary of only £31690 , the wages of the teachers at this school are very far below the nations average. Percy Shurmer Academy has an extremely small number of pupils who speak English as their 1st language, with only 8.2% of them doing so.

 

School Statistics

Gender Split

Gender Count By Age

Total Pupils 453
Total Girls 212 (46.8%)
Total Boys 241 (53.2%)

Attendance

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Pupil Average Attendance
96% 95.5%
Persistent Absence
5.4% 10.4% 8.2%

School Staff Information

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Avg. Full-time Qualified Teacher Salary £31,690 £35,236 £35,362
Pupil to Teacher Ratio
16.5 : 1 19.8 : 1 20.4 : 1
Total Teachers in School 28 20.5 15
Total Teaching Assistants
22 17.3 16.3
Total Support Staff
6 5.7 5.1
Total Full-time Teachers 27.4 18.8 13
Total Full-time Teaching assistants 20.5 13.7 10.3
Total Full-time Support Staff 5.8 4.7 3.4

Other Stats

    This School Regional Avg National Avg
Average Class Size
30.7 28.1 27.3
Pupils where English is first Language
8.2%  (29) 56.4% 79.1%
Pupils with Special Educational Needs
3.3%  (15) 3% 2.8%
Pupils eligible for free school meals
38.0%  (227) 27.9% 15.4%

Performance

Key Stage 2 Results (2016)

Average Scaled Scores (KS2 Test Results)

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Total number of pupils (at age 11) 60 49.7 36.8
Maths Scaled Score
99 102.3 102.9
Reading Scaled Score
96 101.1 102.7
GPS Scaled Score
101 103.7 103.8

Progress Scores between KS1 and KS2

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Maths Progress score
-1.1 -0.6 -0.3
Reading Progress score
-3.6 -1.1 -0.1
Writing Progress score
0.7 -1.4 -0.3

Maths Test

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Percentage of pupils achieving expected scores 59% 65.7% 70.3%
Percentage of pupils achieving high scores 3% 15.3% 16.8%

Reading Test

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Percentage of pupils achieving expected scores 38% 58.8% 66.6%
Percentage of pupils achieving high scores 3% 14% 18.9%

Writing Test

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Percentage of pupils achieving expected scores 69% 69.2% 74.7%
Percentage of pupils achieving high scores 0% 6.2% 14.9%

GPS Test (Grammar, Punctuation and spelling)

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Percentage of pupils achieving expected scores 62% 71.2% 73.2%
Percentage of pupils achieving high scores 14% 22.2% 22.8%

Teacher Assessments

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Percentage of pupils achieving expected standard in Maths 64% 74.6% 78.6%
Percentage of pupils achieving expected standard in Reading 62% 75.2% 80.3%
Percentage of pupils achieving expected standard in Science 67% 74.8% 81.5%

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