The Olive School, Birmingham

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Birmingham, B113EY Ofsted: Outstanding Age 4-11 Mixed intake
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Performance Score

Overall school rating

89

/ 100

Primary weighted harmonic mean of 3 indicators

Indicators used for Primary schools

KS2 pupils meeting expected standard
77.3
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 40.0%
Raw: 91.0%
KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard
99.8
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 30.0%
Raw: 29.0%
Ofsted inspection outcome
100.0
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 30.0%
Raw: Outstanding

How we weight each phase

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Primary schools

  • KS2 pupils meeting expected standard 40.0%
  • KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

Secondary schools

  • Progress 8 score 40.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

All-through schools

  • Progress 8 score 25.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 20.0%
  • KS2 pupils meeting expected standard 20.0%
  • KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard 15.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 20.0%

Secondary with Sixth Form schools

  • Progress 8 score 20.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 20.0%
  • Continue in education or training 20.0%
  • Sustained employment 20.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 20.0%

Sixth Form Only schools

  • Continue in education or training 40.0%
  • Sustained employment 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

Special schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Alternative Provision schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Independent schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Ofsted Inspection

Official inspection outcomes

Outstanding
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Last inspected
25 June 2019
Quality of education
9
Behaviour & attitudes
9
Personal development
9
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective

Source: Ofsted inspection outcomes. Grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate.

Contact Information

How to reach this school

Source: GIAS
Address
215 Reddings Lane
Birmingham, B113EY
Phone
1216577100
Website
olivebirmingham.com

Location

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School Information

Basic details and characteristics

Source: GIAS
URN
142888
Type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Address
215 Reddings Lane, Birmingham, B11 3EY
Website
www.olivebirmingham.com
Age range
4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Muslim
School status
Open
Trust/MAT
STAR ACADEMIES
Capacity
630 pupils
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Sixth Form
No
Nursery
No

School Performance Data

Official government statistics

Source: DfE

School Demographics

Total Pupils
628
Free School Meals
33.3% (209 pupils)
Special Educational Needs
1.1% (7 pupils)

Daily Attendance

Attendance Rate
94.5%
Good
Persistent Absence
15.8%
Missing 10%+ of school days

Detailed Performance Metrics

Meeting Expected Standard:
91.0%
Exceeding Expected Standard:
29.0%
Reading Score:
109.0
Maths Score:
110.0
Grammar Score:
109.0

Key Performance Indicators

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected):
91.0 (+32.2 vs average)
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher):
29.0 (+21.7 vs average)
Maths Score:
110.0 (+5.9 vs average)

Historical Performance

Year Mat Average Read Average
2024 110.0 109.0
2023 107.0 107.0

Historical data shows year-over-year performance trends

Calculated Fields

Derived insights and analysis

Source: Calculated

Class Size Information

Average Class Size
26 pupils
Good
Pupils per Year Group
78
Average across all year groups
Total School Size
628 pupils
4-11

Performance Trend

Improving trend (+2.5 per year)

Up 2.5% over 3 years

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From the School Website

Information extracted from the school's own website

Source: School Website

Ethos & Values

Service Teamwork Ambition Respect

The Olive School, Birmingham aims to promote educational excellence within a caring and secure Islamic environment enriched with the values of discipline, mutual care and respect.

Head Teacher's Message

The Olive School, Birmingham aims to deliver a safe, focused and happy environment for learning, with a personalised approach to educational excellence from reception onwards. The school emphasizes a values-based, inclusive and character-driven ethos, praise and rewards to promote good behaviour, opportunities to make a positive impact in the community, and enrichment and leadership programmes to develop pupils’ moral, performance and civic leadership.

Curriculum Highlights

We are proud to be a multicultural school and celebrate different cultures, backgrounds and beliefs to prepare pupils for life in modern Britain. Reading is fundamental to all learning; reading skills are built from the Early Years upwards, securing phonic knowledge rapidly and then developing essential comprehension skills. We develop a love for reading with ambitious and motivating texts, supported by our Star Readers initiative. The curriculum is broad, balanced and knowledge-rich with progression in knowledge, skills and understanding to prepare pupils for future learning and careers. Learning is coherent and knowledge-building; pupils study through a traditional, discrete subject model with literacy underpinning everything. Problem solving and real-world application, including work with the local community, play a key part in our curriculum. Our enrichment offer centres on five leadership foundations: sport, creativity, performing arts, enterprise and social action. Early Years follows the statutory Foundation Stage framework with seven areas of learning and development and Ruth Miskin’s Read Write Inc. phonics in Early Years and Year 1.

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