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Aston Tower Community Primary School

Upper Sutton Street, Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands · B6 5BE

PrimaryAcademy converterMixedAges 311344 pupilsASTON TOWER MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Visit website ↗01213270339Ward: E05011121MP: E14001098
Ofsted
Not yet inspected
KS2 expected stdThe percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.
73%

Reading/writing/maths · 2024-25

Overall absence
7.7%

2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
62.8%

2024-25

Pupils per teacher
24.5

2025-26

Spend per pupil
£7,723

2024-25

Places filled
71%

344 of 485 places · 2025-26

Ofsted

Not yet inspected

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

End of primary · Year 6

Meeting expected standard (R/W/M)The percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. +1%

72%
'18-19
74%
'22-23
61%
'23-24
73%
'24-25

At higher standard (R/W/M) -1%

21%
'18-19
17%
'22-23
22%
'23-24
20%
'24-25

Average reading scaled scoreKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark. +2

106
'18-19
105
'22-23
105
'23-24
108
'24-25

Average maths scaled scoreKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark. -1

107
'18-19
107
'22-23
106
'23-24
106
'24-25

Average grammar, punctuation & spellingKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark. -1

111
'18-19
108
'22-23
108
'23-24
110
'24-25

Progress since Key Stage 1 · 0 = average

Reading -3.2

3.7
'18-19
0.5
'22-23
'23-24
'24-25

Writing -0.7

3.7
'18-19
3.0
'22-23
'23-24
'24-25

Maths -1.6

4.3
'18-19
2.7
'22-23
'23-24
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Birmingham (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Meeting expected standardThe percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.

+12.7% vs Birmingham average

This school73.0%
Birmingham average60.3%
Best in Birmingham97.0%
England average60.4%

Average reading scaled score

+2.7 vs Birmingham average

This school108.0
Birmingham average105.3
Best in Birmingham112.0
England average105.5

Average maths scaled score

+1.4 vs Birmingham average

This school106.0
Birmingham average104.6
Best in Birmingham114.0
England average104.4

Pupil makeup

Spring school census · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
62.8%
English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
67.2%
SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
2.3%
With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
27.3%

Gender split

46%
54%

158 girls · 186 boys

Ethnicity

Bangladeshi
39.0%
African
22.4%
Pakistani
16.6%
Other ethnic group
7.3%
Other Mixed
5.8%
Other Black
1.5%
White & Black African
1.5%
Caribbean
1.2%
Other Asian
1.2%
Unclassified
1.2%
Indian
0.9%
Chinese
0.6%

Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

How this school compares

Against Birmingham (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.

+22.2% vs Birmingham average

This school62.8%
Birmingham average40.6%
England average23.2%

English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.

+32.1% vs Birmingham average

This school67.2%
Birmingham average35.1%
England average16.4%

SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.

-8.9% vs Birmingham average

This school2.3%
Birmingham average11.2%
England average11.2%

With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.

+12.3% vs Birmingham average

This school27.3%
Birmingham average15.0%
England average14.6%

Attendance & absence

Share of school sessions missed

Overall absence rate +2.8%

4.9%
'18-19
7.3%
'21-22
8.4%
'22-23
7.7%
'23-24
7.7%
'24-25

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year. +14.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

11.3%
'18-19
24.3%
'21-22
32.2%
'22-23
25.9%
'23-24
26.0%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Birmingham (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Overall absence rate

+0.7% vs Birmingham average

This school7.7%
Birmingham average7.0%
Best in Birmingham2.6%
England average6.2%

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.

+6.0% vs Birmingham average

This school26.0%
Birmingham average20.0%
Best in Birmingham1.6%
England average15.8%

Suspensions & exclusions

As a percentage of pupils on roll

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once. -0.1%

Total suspensions as a share of pupils

0.4%
'16-17
0.0%
'17-18
0.0%
'18-19
0.2%
'19-20
0.0%
'20-21
0.0%
'21-22
0.7%
'22-23
0.0%
'23-24
0.3%
'24-25

Pupils suspended at least once -0.1%

Share of pupils with one or more suspension

0.4%
'16-17
0.0%
'17-18
0.0%
'18-19
0.2%
'19-20
0.0%
'20-21
0.0%
'21-22
0.7%
'22-23
0.0%
'23-24
0.3%
'24-25

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year. +0.00%

0.00%
'16-17
0.00%
'17-18
0.00%
'18-19
0.00%
'19-20
0.00%
'20-21
0.00%
'21-22
0.25%
'22-23
0.00%
'23-24
0.00%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Birmingham (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once.

-2.1% vs Birmingham average

This school0.3%
Birmingham average2.4%
Best in Birmingham0.0%
England average2.5%

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.

-0.05% vs Birmingham average

This school0.00%
Birmingham average0.05%
Best in Birmingham0.00%
England average0.03%

The local area

Neighbourhood context around the school in Birmingham

DeprivationIndex of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.
1/10

10 = least deprived

Claimant rateThe share of residents aged 16–64 claiming unemployment-related benefits (the claimant count) — a timely local proxy for unemployment.
10.0%

April 2026 · England 4.1%

Recorded crimes
185

~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Degree-level+
22%

Residents 16+ · Census 2021

Deprivation (IMD) Index of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.

Among the most deprived areas in England · 1 = most deprived 10%, 10 = least

Overall
1/10
Income
1/10
Employment
1/10
Education
1/10
Health
3/10
Crime
7/10

Crime by type

Street-level reports within ~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Violence and sexual offences
123
Vehicle crime
18
Other theft
10
Criminal damage and arson
6
Possession of weapons
5
Drugs
5
Public order
4
Robbery
4

Area figures describe the neighbourhood around the school (LSOA/MSOA), not the school itself. Sources: ONS, Home Office (data.police.uk), MHCLG — Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data last updated 06/06/2026 · URN 142686