Bird's Bush Primary School

  • Primary
  • Academy
  • Ages 4 to 11
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good

Birds Bush Road, Belgrave, Tamworth, B77 2NEOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Bird's Bush Primary School is a primary school in Tamworth for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 451 schools in Staffordshire. It ranks 26th of 33 primary schools in Tamworth. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 11 March 2025, report published 5 May 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good
Safeguarding
Met

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 11 March 2025

Bird's Bush Primary School is a joyful place where pupils feel happy and safe. Leaders have an accurate view of the school. Their determination and work to improve behaviour have been successful. Pupils now follow the school's clear behaviour expectations. They move calmly around the school. Pupils behave sensibly in lessons, following routines and engaging positively in their learning. The school has received strong support and investment from the trust, including for staff's professional development. The school has sharply focused plans to develop the quality of education it provides. It is implementing these at pace. The curriculum is now broad, ambitious and well organised and is starting to impact pupils' learning positively. However, this work is ongoing and, as such, has not had enough time to reflect improvements to published outcomes. Pupils have access to a variety of curriculum-linked visits and enjoy participating in a range of interesting clubs. They take pride in leadership roles such as being librarians, cyber pioneers or part of the junior leadership team. Attending residentials with other schools in the trust promotes a sense of community cohesion while developing pupils' understanding of how to take responsibility for themselves outside of school.

What the school should improve

  • Sometimes, teaching is not adapted successfully for pupils with SEND. When this is the case, pupils with SEND struggle to build their curriculum knowledge as securely as they should. The school should ensure staff have the knowledge and expertise to adapt their teaching to support pupils in achieving well.
  • Some staff do not check pupils' understanding well enough. This means some pupils have gaps in their learning as ongoing misconceptions have not been addressed. The school should make sure staff use clear assessment strategies to quickly identify gaps in knowledge to help pupils learn and remember the intended curriculum securely.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

19 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths63%

63%, 1 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score102

102, 4 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score102

102, 3 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score100

100, 5 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

143 pupils on roll, with places for 315

Eligible for free school meals41.3%

41.3%, 14.8 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language3.5%

3.5%, 18.1 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support26.6%

26.6%, 11.8 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan2.1%

2.1%, 3.9 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Bird's Bush Primary School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School0.3 milesNo Ofsted inspectionNot published
Wilnecote Junior Academy0.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement49% met the expected standard
Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School0.5 milesOfsted: Good64% met the expected standard
Oakhill Primary School0.5 milesOfsted: GoodNot published
Two Gates Primary School0.6 milesOfsted: Good42% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Academy sponsor led
Sector
Academy
Trust
PERRY HALL MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Age range
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery classes
No
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Powell ( Headteacher)
Address
Birds Bush Road, Belgrave, Tamworth, B77 2NE
Local authority
Staffordshire
URN
144989

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.