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Tiverton Academy

Primary · Birmingham · B29 6BW

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 24 September 2024

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At a glance

202 pupils · 96% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
34.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
56% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.tiverton.bham.sch.uk
URN
139439

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 13 families named it first for 16 Reception places, 0.81 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2023 entry went to 1512 m (≈0.94 mi); distance decided places in 3 of the 6 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2021 to 2026. At its inspection on 24 September 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.81 first-choice applications per place

16 places offered · 13 first-choice applications · usually has places

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.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2023 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 1512 m (≈0.94 mi)

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
74%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
7%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
110
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
109
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 school74%
Median of its 12 closest peers65%
Birmingham average64.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
Haslingden St James Church of England Primary SchoolHaslingden · 89 miles awayGood52%
St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyBolton · 81 miles awayExpected standard62%
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · 94 miles awayGood (2016)68%
Bishop Creighton AcademyPeterborough · 72 miles awayGood69%
St Eugene de Mazenod Roman Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · 97 miles awayOutstanding81%
Four Swannes Primary SchoolWaltham Cross · 96 miles awayRequires improvement55%
Ronald Ross Primary SchoolWandsworth · 100 miles awayOutstanding83%
St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior SchoolPeterborough · 71 miles awayGood55%
Upper Horfield Primary SchoolBristol · 71 miles awayNeeds attention58%
Longshaw Primary AcademyLondon · 100 miles awayGood68%
Riverside Primary SchoolLondon · 103 miles awayGood76%
St George's Primary SchoolHull · 111 miles awayGood62%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Pakistani 19% (Birmingham 23%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 11% (Birmingham 7%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 10% (Birmingham 5%, England 4%) · Black African 10% (Birmingham 10%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 9% (Birmingham 4%, England 3%) · Any other White background 7% (Birmingham 4%, England 7%) · Not recorded 6% (Birmingham 2%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 5% (Birmingham 6%, England 2%) · White British 4% (Birmingham 24%, England 60%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Birmingham 2%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 3% (Birmingham 1%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 3% (Birmingham 3%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Birmingham 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Birmingham 3%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Birmingham 1%, England 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)
6.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
17.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.50 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
29.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

69% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% moved to another state school · 19% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

11.36% of teaching posts vacant, 11.36% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

81.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 33.3 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 £46,179; 22.2% 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£8,367
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 82% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 0% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance -£40,000

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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)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher14.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications5.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work3.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways23.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health59.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier10.9%62.3%
Social housing12.8%17.1%
Privately rented76.2%20.5%
Detached houses3.8%22.9%
Flats12.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms64.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van49%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01009289 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£256,500166 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£200,000–£365,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (19)£510,000
Semi-detached (42)£290,000
Terraced (59)£273,000
Flat (46)£193,000

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

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (1.51 km, 2023 entry): 508 sales, median £260,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

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
9an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
57an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
14an 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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