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Princethorpe Infant School

Primary · Birmingham · B29 5QB

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No graded inspection outcome is available for this school under either the current or the previous framework. This is common for recently opened or converted schools.

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At a glance

154 pupils · 70% of 219 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–7
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
53.2% of pupils
English as additional language
36.4% of pupils
SEN support
20.4% of pupils
EHC plan
0.6% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://princethorpe.drbignitemat.org/
URN
143436

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.97 first-choice applications per place

37 places offered · 36 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

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.4%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
16.9%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
29.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

84% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 16% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£7,512
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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