Wattville Primary School
Wattville Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0DP
This school is closed (it closed in December 2024).
It was replaced by Oasis Academy Wattville. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Roach
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Birmingham Perry Barr
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 500
- Pupils on roll
- 448
- URN
- 132201
- Local authority
- Birmingham
About this school
Wattville Primary School was a community primary school in Birmingham. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 448 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Wattville Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2001, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 47 | 57 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 26% | 46% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 61% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 56% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 65% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Wattville 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 | 26% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 449 |
| 2023/24 | 448 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wattville Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 8.6% | 53.8% | 448 | — |
| Oasis Academy Wattville | — | 9.8% | 61% | 371 | 0.0 miles |
| St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth | 71% | 7.7% | 48.3% | 409 | 0.4 miles |
| Galton Valley Primary School | 71% | 4.8% | 42.7% | 456 | 0.6 miles |
| St Philip's Catholic Primary School | 50% | 5.4% | 36.9% | 209 | 0.6 miles |
| James Watt Primary School | 54% | 6.5% | 53.4% | 423 | 0.8 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.8%
- English as an additional language
- 82.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.6%
- Persistent absence
- 34.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oasis Academy Wattville0.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Galton Valley Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Smethwick
-
St Philip's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Smethwick
-
James Watt Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other 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 ages does Wattville Primary School teach?
- Wattville Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Birmingham.
- Has Wattville Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Wattville Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Wattville Primary School?
- Wattville Primary School had 448 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Wattville Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 26% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Wattville Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wattville 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 31 December 2024.