Story Wood School

Birmingham · B23 5AJ

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 225 pupils, 48.1% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted and results

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Story Wood School

General Information

Address: Hastings Road, Perry Common, Birmingham, B23 5AJ – View on map
Phone: 01214643863
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Kerrie Bailey
Age range: 3-11 years
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

225 pupils out of 262 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 101
% eligible for free school meals: 48.1%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Birmingham average)
English as an additional language: 22% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 39.7% a year (Birmingham 17.9%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 40% moved to another school, 60% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (one year, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Birmingham: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 21 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 2
Suspensions for bullying: 38 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 4 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Birmingham, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 12.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 19.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 0.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 16 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 11 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Year 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results for this school haven't been added yet.

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,803 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

158th of 249 primary schools in Birmingham for spending per pupil

#156St Alban's Catholic Primary School£6,815
#157Conway Primary School£6,805
#158Story Wood School£6,803
#159Mansfield Green E-ACT Academy£6,796
#160Erdington Hall Primary School£6,792

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Topcliffe Primary School£12,378
#2Bellfield Primary School (NC)£11,072
#3Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base£10,278
#4King David Primary School£9,593
#5Forestdale Primary School£9,528
#6Gunter Primary School£9,515
#7Ladypool Primary School£9,443
#8Allens Croft Primary School£9,380
#9St Matthew's CofE Primary School£9,320
#10Sundridge Primary School£9,165
#11Sutton Park Primary£9,162
#12Hawthorn Primary School£9,142
#13St Anne's Catholic Primary School£9,130
#14Blakesley Hall Primary School£9,103
#15St Chad's Catholic Primary School£9,020
#16Wyndcliffe Primary School£8,971
#17St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School£8,880
#18St Paul's Catholic Primary School£8,867
#19Kitwell Primary School£8,655
#20Regents Park Community Primary School£8,571
#21Woodcock Hill Primary School£8,490
#22Court Farm Primary School£8,487
#23St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£8,473
#24Highters Heath Community School£8,450
#25Park Hill Primary School£8,422
#26Tiverton Academy£8,367
#27Grendon Primary School£8,336
#28Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery£8,334
#29St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School£8,308
#30Chivenor Primary School£8,293
#31Bells Farm Primary School£8,281
#32Welford Primary School£8,278
#33Kingsthorne Primary School£8,266
#34St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary£8,252
#35Anglesey Primary School£8,231
#36The Oaks Primary School£8,191
#37New Hall Primary School£8,185
#38Pegasus Primary School£8,183
#39Gossey Lane Academy£8,167
#40Nelson Mandela School£8,165
#41St Saviour's C of E Primary School£8,061
#42Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School£8,060
#43Minworth Junior and Infant School£8,055
#44Little Sutton Primary School£8,053
#45Lift Percy Shurmer£8,025
#46St Jude's Catholic Primary School£8,019
#47Kingsland Primary School (NC)£8,012
#48Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School£8,012
#49Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery£8,008
#50Yew Tree Community Junior and Infant School (NC)£8,002
#51Nelson Primary School£7,977
#52Clifton Primary School£7,888
#53Moseley Church of England Primary School£7,887
#54James Watt Primary School£7,854
#55Fairway Primary Academy£7,847
#56St Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant School£7,817
#57Calshot Primary School£7,799
#58St Benedict's Primary School£7,797
#59Warren Farm Primary School£7,767
#60Chad Vale Primary School£7,762
#61Redhill Primary School£7,753
#62Jervoise School£7,734
#63Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School£7,725
#64Aston Tower Community Primary School£7,723
#65Stanville Primary School£7,722
#66Marsh Hill Primary School£7,712
#67Stirchley Primary School£7,705
#68Billesley Primary School£7,704
#69Water Mill Primary School£7,696
#70Yardley Wood Community Primary School£7,679
#71Wychall Primary School£7,675
#72St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth£7,652
#73Severne Junior Infant and Nursery School£7,652
#74George Dixon Primary School£7,623
#75Anderton Park Primary School£7,614
#76St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School£7,610
#77St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School£7,599
#78Sacred Heart Catholic School£7,587
#79The Shirestone Academy£7,583
#80Woodgate Primary School£7,578
#81Cherry Orchard Primary School£7,568
#82Glenmead Primary School£7,562
#83West Heath Primary School£7,550
#84Elms Farm Community Primary School£7,545
#85Beeches Primary School£7,545
#86Holy Souls Catholic Primary School£7,544
#87Adderley Primary School£7,544
#88Colebourne Primary School£7,540
#89Woodhouse Primary Academy£7,529
#90The Orchards Primary Academy£7,508
#91Oasis Academy Foundry£7,486
#92Penns Primary School£7,475
#93Mapledene Primary School£7,469
#94Our Lady's Catholic Primary School£7,431
#95Holy Family Catholic Primary School£7,430
#96Christ The King Catholic Primary School£7,411
#97Somerville Primary (NC) School£7,411
#98Arden Primary School£7,410
#99Cromwell Junior and Infant School£7,390
#100St Gerard's Catholic Primary School£7,362
#101Bordesley Village Primary School£7,360
#102Kings Rise Academy£7,355
#103Lift Four Dwellings Primary£7,346
#104Chandos Primary School£7,338
#105SS John and Monica Catholic Primary School£7,325
#106Grestone Academy£7,322
#107St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School£7,304
#108Ward End Primary School£7,301
#109SS Mary & John Catholic Primary School£7,300
#110St Peter's Catholic Primary School£7,300
#111St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School£7,282
#112St Columba's Catholic Primary School£7,275
#113Paganel Primary School£7,262
#114Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School£7,257
#115Westminster Primary School£7,234
#116Shaw Hill Primary School£7,220
#117St John's CofE Primary School£7,205
#118E-ACT Nechells Academy£7,202
#119St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School£7,198
#120Rookery School£7,181
#121Nansen Primary School£7,173
#122Featherstone Primary School£7,153
#123St Mark's Catholic Primary School£7,135
#124Hillstone Primary School£7,126
#125Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy£7,112
#126Barford Primary School£7,110
#127St Thomas Church of England Primary School£7,105
#128Stechford Primary School£7,092
#129Tame Valley Academy£7,087
#130Leigh Primary School£7,084
#131St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown£7,073
#132Brownmead Primary Academy£7,060
#133Ark Tindal Primary Academy£7,033
#134Twickenham Primary School£7,032
#135St Clement's Church of England Academy£7,030
#136St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery£7,028
#137Lift Lea Forest£7,024
#138Hollywood Primary School£7,010
#139Heath Mount Primary School£6,994
#140Birches Green Primary School£6,991
#141St Peters CofE Primary School£6,983
#142English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School£6,980
#143Grove School£6,973
#144Chilwell Croft Academy£6,933
#145St Edward's Catholic Primary School£6,931
#146St Bernard's Catholic Primary School£6,901
#147St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School£6,876
#148Summerfield Primary School£6,876
#149Manor Park Primary Academy£6,874
#150Cotteridge Primary School£6,865
#151Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School£6,863
#152William Murdoch Primary School£6,852
#153The Rosary Catholic Primary School£6,851
#154Turves Green Primary School£6,838
#155Marlborough Primary School£6,820
#156St Alban's Catholic Primary School£6,815
#157Conway Primary School£6,805
#158Story Wood School£6,803
#159Mansfield Green E-ACT Academy£6,796
#160Erdington Hall Primary School£6,792
#161Firs Primary School£6,786
#162Hawkesley Church Primary Academy£6,781
#163Raddlebarn Primary School£6,756
#164Gilbertstone Primary School£6,755
#165Highfield Junior and Infant School£6,750
#166Yardley Primary School£6,747
#167Oasis Academy Hobmoor£6,747
#168The Olive School, Small Heath£6,716
#169Cofton Primary School£6,708
#170Northfield Manor Primary Academy£6,696
#171Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy£6,694
#172Oasis Academy Woodview£6,693
#173St John Fisher Catholic Primary School£6,676
#174Alston Primary School£6,655
#175Acocks Green Primary School£6,643
#176Bordesley Green Primary School£6,639
#177The Oaklands Primary School£6,637
#178Lift Montgomery£6,636
#179St James Catholic Primary School£6,614
#180Brookfields Primary School£6,582
#181Oasis Academy Boulton£6,562
#182St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£6,548
#183Wheelers Lane Primary School£6,541
#184Hollyfield Primary School£6,525
#185Four Oaks Primary School£6,506
#186Oasis Academy Short Heath£6,505
#187St Brigid's Catholic Primary School£6,499
#188Springfield Primary Academy£6,498
#189Nishkam Primary School Birmingham£6,485
#190Saint Barnabas Church of England Primary School£6,464
#191City Road Primary School£6,458
#192Coppice Primary School£6,450
#193Colmers Farm Primary School£6,418
#194St George's Church of England Primary School£6,417
#195Maney Hill Primary School£6,412
#196Kings Norton Primary School£6,398
#197Greenholm Primary School£6,397
#198Yenton Primary School£6,378
#199Lakey Lane Primary School£6,374
#200St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth£6,371
#201Abbey Catholic Primary School£6,369
#202Nonsuch Primary School£6,362
#203The Oval School£6,347
#204Robin Hood Academy£6,346
#205Canterbury Cross Primary School£6,334
#206Wylde Green Primary School£6,323
#207Al-Furqan Primary School£6,322
#208St Mary's Church of England Primary School£6,321
#209Paget Primary School£6,316
#210Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School£6,290
#211Whitehouse Common Primary School£6,270
#212Heathfield Primary School£6,257
#213Moor Hall Primary School£6,219
#214Greet Primary School£6,212
#215Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth)£6,195
#216St Thomas More Catholic Primary School£6,191
#217Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy£6,172
#218Moor Green Primary Academy£6,148
#219The Deanery Church of England Primary School£6,143
#220Bournville Village Primary£6,130
#221The Olive School, Birmingham£6,083
#222St Nicholas Catholic Primary School£6,080
#223St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£6,045
#224Green Meadow Primary School£6,044
#225St Michael's Church of England Primary School£6,033
#226Chilcote Primary School£5,996
#227Holy Cross Catholic Primary School£5,976
#228St Mary's Catholic Primary School£5,956
#229Yarnfield Primary School£5,929
#230Parkfield Community School£5,918
#231Heathlands Primary Academy£5,911
#232Mere Green Primary School£5,848
#233St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth£5,838
#234Kings Heath Primary School£5,811
#235Prince Albert Junior and Infant School£5,800
#236Audley Primary School£5,776
#237Dorrington Academy£5,733
#238Hodge Hill Primary School£5,722
#239Brookvale Primary School£5,687
#240Osborne Primary School£5,664
#241Oasis Academy Benson£5,593
#242Quinton Church Primary School£5,297
#243Slade Primary School£5,084
#244Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School£5,014
#245Oasis Academy Wattville£4,976
#246Hill West Primary School£4,833
#247Birchfield Primary School£3,869
#248The Meadows Primary School£2,912
#249Maryvale Catholic Primary School£2,405

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