Elm Tree Primary Academy

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

No figure is published for reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 2 tests measure the age-11 curriculum; most pupils at special schools are assessed under other frameworks, so 97% of special schools publish 0% here.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 45% (Sandwell 50%, England 66%) · Any other Mixed background 11% (Sandwell 5%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 10% (Sandwell 3%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 9% (Sandwell 8%, England 2%) · Not recorded 6% (Sandwell 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 5% (Sandwell 3%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 4% (Sandwell 8%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Sandwell 4%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 3% (Sandwell 3%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Sandwell 2%, England 2%) · Black African 2% (Sandwell 4%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 1% (Sandwell 2%, England 1%) · Any other White background 1% (Sandwell 2%, England 4%)

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

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.55 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, special schools: 12.32 suspensions and 0.08 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Sandwell: 7.34 suspensions and 0.10 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

82% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school · 9% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

5.88% of teaching posts vacant, 5.88% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

33.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 5 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 £46,170; 25% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%

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

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for special schools in brackets: Staff 87% (82%) · premises 2% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (4%) · supplies and services 5% (8%) · educational supplies 4% (3%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 2% (2%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£170,000

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