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Lindens Primary School

Community school · Sutton Coldfield · B74 2BB

Ages 3–11 · 463 pupils · Walsall

KS2 expected (RWM)

75%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)75%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.1%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
387

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

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

56

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

55

Total preferences (any rank)
172
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
47
Offers to outside-LA applicants
19

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 (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill95%

463 pupils · 486 places

Pupils on roll
463
Boys / girls
233 / 230
School capacity
486
Capacity fill
463 / 486 (95%)
Free school meals
11.1%
FSM pupils
51
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Simon Griffiths

Location

Address
Hundred Acre Road, Streetly
Postcode
B74 2BB
Town
Sutton Coldfield
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Walsall
District
Walsall
Constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills
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
PD - Physical Disability
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
11 on roll / 10 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Sutton Coldfield, Walsall, 463 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 11.1%. SEN provision includes: PD - Physical Disability.

Open schools in Sutton Coldfield
42
Primary schools in Sutton Coldfield
31
Academies among open schools in Sutton Coldfield
52% (22)
Open schools in B74
10
Primary in B74
7
Open schools in Walsall LA
134
Primary in Walsall LA
85

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in Sutton ColdfieldNear B74

  • Lindens Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sutton Coldfield · B74 2BB · Walsall

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM12.6%

    0.0 miles away

  • Meadow View Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Birmingham · B43 7UJ · Walsall

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM18.3%

    0.6 miles away

  • Kingsland Primary School (NC)

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B44 9NA · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence7.6%
    • FSM60.4%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Sundridge Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B44 9NY · Birmingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM56.1%
    • Demand0.86

    0.8 miles away

  • Sutton Park Primary

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Sutton Coldfield · B73 6UE · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM58.4%
    • Demand1.07

    0.8 miles away

  • Blackwood School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sutton Coldfield · B74 3PH · Walsall

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM5.6%
    • Demand0.93

    0.9 miles away

  • Manor Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Sutton Coldfield · B74 3HX · Walsall

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM4.0%
    • Demand0.87

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Simon Griffiths

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