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The Deanery Church of England Primary School

Primary · Sutton Coldfield · B76 2RD

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Outstanding

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 12 November 2024

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At a glance

444 pupils · 94% of 472 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
7.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
6.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://deanery.bham.sch.uk/
URN
137155

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 57 families named it first for 58 Reception places, 0.98 first choices per place. We hold 6 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2021 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 12 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Outstanding. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.98 first-choice applications per place

58 places offered · 57 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
75%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
17%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school75%
Median of its 12 closest peers84%
Birmingham average64.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Little Sutton Primary SchoolSutton Coldfield · 4 miles awayOutstanding88%
Cullercoats Primary SchoolNorth Shields · 173 miles awayExpected standard67%
Bramhope Primary SchoolLeeds · 93 miles awayOutstanding79%
Langton Green Primary SchoolTunbridge Wells · 129 miles awayGood88%
The Raleigh SchoolLeatherhead · 104 miles awayOutstanding100%
Harlands Primary SchoolHaywards Heath · 128 miles awayGood57%
Christ Church CofE (C) Primary SchoolLichfield · 10 miles awayGood86%
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse GateWakefield · 82 miles awayOutstanding90%
Lady Bay Primary SchoolNottingham · 39 miles awayGood84%
Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolOrmskirk · 84 miles awayGood78%
Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary SchoolSittingbourne · 136 miles awayOutstanding69%
Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, SevenoaksSevenoaks · 122 miles awayStrong standard84%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 65% (Birmingham 24%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 5% (Birmingham 5%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 5% (Birmingham 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Birmingham 3%, England 2%) · Black African 4% (Birmingham 10%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Birmingham 4%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 3% (Birmingham 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 3% (Birmingham 4%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Birmingham 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Birmingham 23%, England 5%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Birmingham 3%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Birmingham 7%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Birmingham 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.22 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Birmingham: 2.51 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

95% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 9 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,066; 8% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,143
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £518,000; in-year balance -£47,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher40.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications12.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work45.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways8.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health50.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier92.6%62.3%
Social housing0.7%17.1%
Privately rented6.5%20.5%
Detached houses82.8%22.9%
Flats2.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms62.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van9.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01009436 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£370,000315 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£257,000–£475,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (143)£475,000
Semi-detached (76)£345,500
Terraced (57)£255,000
Flat (39)£159,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
8an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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