Tiverton Academy

  • Primary
  • Academy
  • Ages 4 to 11
Ofsted judgements: Good

Tiverton Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6BWOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Tiverton Academy is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 501 schools in Birmingham. It ranks 58th of 264 primary schools in Birmingham. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in September 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 24 September 2024, report published 10 November 2024

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

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

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 24 September 2024

Tiverton Academy welcomes pupils from all backgrounds and ethnicities. Pupils appreciate being considered as an individual and know that their well-being is prioritised. The school's values, known as the '6 Cs', underpin the school's ethos. These focus on the skills pupils need in school and daily life. They include cooperation, communication, community, citizenship, creativity and challenge. The school has high expectations of all pupils. This includes children in the early years and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The new leadership team has made rapid changes to improve the curriculum in all subjects, including English and mathematics. This has been successful and has had a positive impact on outcomes, especially in early reading. Most pupils behave well in lessons and around the school. They treat others with respect and kindness. They know that discrimination of any kind is wrong. Where unkind or unacceptable behaviour occurs, staff deal with incidents appropriately. Pupils enjoy the additional activities which support and enrich the curriculum. This includes clubs such as sewing, Lego and racquet club and interesting educational visits. Pupils develop a good understanding of how to keep themselves safe as this is threaded across the whole curriculum.

What the school should improve

  • In some subjects in the wider curriculum, teachers do not always make the learning clear or set tasks that help pupils gain the skills and knowledge needed for future learning. Sometimes, pupils engage in low-level activities and do not extend their learning. The school should continue to review and develop the identified subject areas and monitor the intended curriculum's implementation and impact.
  • The school's approach to checking how well pupils recall and use prior knowledge in the wider curriculum is not sufficiently established. As a result, pupils have gaps and misconceptions in their learning which are not picked up and addressed. The school should ensure that its assessment methods enable teachers to check how well pupils know and remember what they learn.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

27 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths74%

74%, 12 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths7%

7%, 1 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score110

110, 4 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score109

109, 4 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score107

107, 2 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

202 pupils on roll, with places for 210

Eligible for free school meals34.7%

34.7%, 8.2 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language61.9%

61.9%, 40.3 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support23.8%

23.8%, 9 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan2%

2%, 4 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Tiverton Academy

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Raddlebarn Primary School0.5 milesOfsted: Good65% met the expected standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School0.6 milesOfsted: Good73% met the expected standard
Water Mill Primary School0.6 milesReport card: Needs attention to strong standard75% met the expected standard
St Edward's Catholic Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good58% met the expected standard
Bournville Village Primary1 mileOfsted: Good79% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Academy sponsor led
Sector
Academy
Trust
THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
Age range
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery classes
No
Headteacher
Mrs Tracey Dunn
Address
Tiverton Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6BW
Local authority
Birmingham
URN
139439

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.