Pegasus Primary School
Turnhouse Road, Castle Vale, Birmingham, B35 6PR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SUMMIT LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Adam Ames
- Sponsor
- Summit Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Birmingham Erdington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 160
- URN
- 139631
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214644293
About this school
Pegasus Primary School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 160 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pegasus Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected 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 | 43% | 71% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 77% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 71% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 68% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Pegasus 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 | 43% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 198 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 186 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pegasus Primary School compares
Pegasus Primary School ranked 51st of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 6% | 66.7% | 160 | — |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School | 80% | 4.2% | 48.5% | 235 | 0.1 miles |
| Topcliffe Primary School | 20% | 7.3% | 72.3% | 246 | 0.4 miles |
| Chivenor Primary School | 74% | 7.3% | 71% | 344 | 0.5 miles |
| Minworth Junior and Infant School | 63% | 7% | 48.1% | 204 | 0.8 miles |
| Walmley Junior School | 71% | 4.5% | 16.5% | 362 | 1.0 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
-
Graded inspection report9 December 2025
- 12 May 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 66.67%
- English as an additional language
- 12.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.01%
- Persistent absence
- 17.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Gerard's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Topcliffe Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Chivenor Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Minworth Junior and Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Walmley Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
Other schools in Birmingham
Pegasus Primary School ranks 49th 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
Recorded changes at this school
- Capacity changed from 210 to 240 recorded 22 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Pegasus Primary School teach?
- Pegasus Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the principal of Pegasus Primary School?
- The principal of Pegasus Primary School is Mr Adam Ames, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pegasus Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pegasus 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 many pupils are at Pegasus Primary School?
- Pegasus Primary School has 160 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Pegasus Primary School full?
- Pegasus Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 160 on roll (67%), 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 Pegasus Primary School a faith school?
- No. Pegasus Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pegasus Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Pegasus Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Pegasus Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Pegasus Primary School is part of SUMMIT LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Pegasus Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pegasus Primary School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Pegasus Primary School ranked 51st of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pegasus Primary School's absence rate?
- Pegasus Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pegasus Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pegasus 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 22 July 2026.