Shustoke CofE Primary School
Forge Road, Shustoke, Birmingham, B46 2AU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Ms Michele Wall
- Diocese
- Diocese of Birmingham
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- URN
- 125684
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01675481319
About this school
Shustoke CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 180 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 65% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 81% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 71% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 74% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
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 Shustoke CofE 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 200 |
| 2023/24 | 188 |
| 2024/25 | 185 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shustoke CofE Primary School compares
Shustoke CofE Primary School ranked 124th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 4.7% | 16.2% | 180 | — |
| High Meadow Community School | 47% | 5.4% | 14.2% | 196 | 2.2 miles |
| Coleshill Church of England Primary School | 75% | 5.7% | 23.5% | 336 | 2.3 miles |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School | 87% | 5.3% | 18.4% | 234 | 2.3 miles |
| Curdworth Primary School | 57% | 5.8% | 22.5% | 106 | 3.3 miles |
| Water Orton Primary School | 40% | 6.7% | 18% | 299 | 3.4 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.22%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.72%
- Persistent absence
- 10.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
High Meadow Community School2.2 miles
Primary · Coleshill
-
Coleshill Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Edward's Catholic Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Curdworth Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Water Orton Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Shustoke CofE Primary School ranks 229th 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
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Shustoke CofE Primary School teach?
- Shustoke CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Shustoke CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Shustoke CofE Primary School is Ms Michele Wall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Shustoke CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shustoke CofE 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 Shustoke CofE Primary School?
- Shustoke CofE Primary School has 180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Shustoke CofE Primary School full?
- Shustoke CofE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 180 on roll (86%), 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 Shustoke CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Shustoke CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Birmingham.
- Does Shustoke CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Shustoke CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Shustoke CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shustoke CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Shustoke CofE Primary School ranked 124th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shustoke CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Shustoke CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shustoke CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shustoke CofE 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 15 July 2026.