Nonsuch Primary School
Wood Leasow, Woodgate Valley, Birmingham, B32 3SE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BIRMINGHAM DIOCESAN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Dr Siobhan Sanders
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 190
- URN
- 142358
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214642064
About this school
Nonsuch Primary School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 190 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Nonsuch 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
- Needs attention
- 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 | 28 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 61% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 4% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 71% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 64% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 57% | 48% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.80 | - | - |
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 Nonsuch 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 | 67% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 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 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 195 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 188 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nonsuch Primary School compares
Nonsuch Primary School ranked 223rd of 266 primary schools in Birmingham 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 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 6.3% | 63.8% | 190 | — |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 80% | 3.9% | 39.1% | 210 | 0.6 miles |
| World's End Infant and Nursery School | — | 8.4% | 35.2% | 280 | 0.7 miles |
| World's End Junior School | 61% | 5.7% | 54.5% | 353 | 0.7 miles |
| Woodgate Primary School | 37% | 6.4% | 63.1% | 401 | 0.7 miles |
| Lift Four Dwellings Primary | 78% | 6.8% | 63.1% | 317 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report20 January 2026
- 5 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63.83%
- English as an additional language
- 37.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.33%
- Persistent absence
- 19.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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World's End Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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World's End Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Woodgate Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Lift Four Dwellings Primary0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Nonsuch Primary School ranks 226th 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 ages does Nonsuch Primary School teach?
- Nonsuch Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Nonsuch Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Nonsuch Primary School is Dr Siobhan Sanders, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Nonsuch Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nonsuch 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 Nonsuch Primary School?
- Nonsuch Primary School has 190 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Nonsuch Primary School full?
- Nonsuch Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 190 on roll (60%), 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 Nonsuch Primary School a faith school?
- No. Nonsuch Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Nonsuch Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Nonsuch Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Nonsuch Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Nonsuch Primary School is part of BIRMINGHAM DIOCESAN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Nonsuch Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% 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 Nonsuch Primary School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Nonsuch Primary School ranked 223rd of 266 primary schools in Birmingham 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 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Nonsuch Primary School's absence rate?
- Nonsuch Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nonsuch Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nonsuch 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 2 July 2026.