The Deanery Church of England Primary School
General Information
- Address: Fox Hollies Road, Walmley, Sutton Coldfield, B76 2RD – View on map
- Phone: 01213516441
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Mrs Lisa McIntosh
- Age range: 2-11 years
- Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 57 families put it first for 58 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 1 of the 58 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Church of England
- Nursery provision: Yes
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 30
- % eligible for free school meals: 7.1%
- Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (less mixed than the Birmingham average)
- English as an additional language: 9% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 9.4% a year (Birmingham 17.9%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
- Where they went: about 33% moved to another school, 67% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
- Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, 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. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.
Behaviour
Awaiting Data
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: 3.7%
- Persistently absent pupils: 6.0%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 5.6%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 0.7%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
- Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
- Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
- Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil
- Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
No overall grade given 2024 report
Year 6 SATs results
- Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 75% (England 62%)
- Reached the higher standard: 17% (England 8%)
- Compared with the area: 10 percentage points above the Birmingham average (65%)
- Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 80% against an expected 68%)
- 3-year average (expected standard): 80%
- Expected standard by subject: Reading 85% · Writing 85% · Maths 85% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 90%
- Average test scores: reading 108, maths 107
- Based on: 60 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25
View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.
SATs results over time
Year 6 SATs: joint 53rd of 264 junior and primary schools in the area
- =53Northfield Manor Primary Academy75%
- =53Slade Primary School75%
- =53The Deanery Church of England Primary School75%
- =53Twickenham Primary School75%
- =53Warren Farm Primary School75%
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £6,143 (2024-25)
219th of 249 primary schools in Birmingham for spending per pupil
- #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
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