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Aston Tower Community Primary School

Academy converter · Birmingham · B6 5BE

Ages 3–11 · 326 pupils · Birmingham

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Ofsted

Improved significantly

KS2 expected (RWM)

61%

Overall absence

7.7%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Improved significantly

Inspection date

2024-11-11

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)61%
Higher standard (RWM)22%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.9%
Unauthorised2.6%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.9%
Enrolments in measure
332

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

30

Places offered

31

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
86
Preferred offers (top 3)
31
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill67%

326 pupils · 485 places

Pupils on roll
326
Boys / girls
168 / 158
School capacity
485
Capacity fill
326 / 485 (67%)
Free school meals
63.9%
FSM pupils
205
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ASTON TOWER MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
ASTON TOWER MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Jonathan Moore

Location

Address
Upper Sutton Street, Aston
Postcode
B6 5BE
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Birmingham
District
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Perry Barr
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
16 on roll / 16 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 326 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 63.9%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Primary schools in Birmingham
304
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B6
16
Primary in B6
7
Open schools in Birmingham LA
521
Primary in Birmingham LA
295

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM64.5%
    • Demand0.97

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    • KS261%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM62.8%
    • Demand1.00

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    • KS266%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM78.5%
    • Demand0.97

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  • Cromwell Junior and Infant School

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    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM77.3%
    • Demand1.20

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    • KS248%
    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM78.0%
    • Demand0.93

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Contact

Headteacher
Jonathan Moore
Telephone
01213270339
Website
www.astontowerprimary.co.uk/

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