Anderton Park Primary School
Dennis Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B12 8BL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 540
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- URN
- 103192
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214641581
About this school
Anderton Park Primary School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 415 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 79 | 59 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 69% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 75% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 78% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 81% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Anderton Park Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 463 |
| 2023/24 | 450 |
| 2024/25 | 446 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Anderton Park Primary School compares
Anderton Park Primary School ranked 204th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 7.5% | 58.3% | 415 | — |
| Nelson Mandela School | 60% | 7% | 52.9% | 435 | 0.4 miles |
| Clifton Primary School | 68% | 7.1% | 57.9% | 871 | 0.4 miles |
| St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School | 61% | 6.9% | 37.7% | 202 | 0.4 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary School | 55% | 6.6% | 50.7% | 451 | 0.5 miles |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School | 61% | 6.6% | 49.1% | 295 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.31%
- English as an additional language
- 78%
- Overall absence
- 7.46%
- Persistent absence
- 23.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Nelson Mandela School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Clifton Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St John's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Anderton Park Primary School ranks 206th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
- Audley Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Anderton Park Primary School teach?
- Anderton Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Anderton Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Anderton Park Primary School is Ms Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Anderton Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Anderton Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Anderton Park Primary School?
- Anderton Park Primary School has 415 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Anderton Park Primary School full?
- Anderton Park Primary School has capacity for 540 pupils and 415 on roll (77%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Anderton Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Anderton Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Anderton Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Anderton Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Anderton Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Anderton Park Primary School rank locally?
- Anderton Park Primary School ranked 204th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Anderton Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Anderton Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Anderton Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Anderton Park Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.