Gossey Lane Academy
Gossey Lane, Kitts Green, Birmingham, B33 0DS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Amin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Washwood Heath Academy
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 183
- URN
- 142794
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214642909
About this school
Gossey Lane Academy is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 183 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Gossey Lane Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
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 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 66% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 72% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 83% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 86% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 Gossey Lane Academy 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 | 60% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 196 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gossey Lane Academy compares
Gossey Lane Academy ranked 150th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 6.7% | 69% | 183 | — |
| Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants | — | 4.8% | 51% | 246 | 0.4 miles |
| Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior | 71% | 5% | 61.9% | 330 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | 55% | 5.9% | 50% | 203 | 0.4 miles |
| Lift Lea Forest | 84% | 5.2% | 70.3% | 536 | 0.4 miles |
| The Shirestone Academy | 87% | 6.4% | 60% | 241 | 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)
- 68.98%
- English as an additional language
- 18.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.74%
- Persistent absence
- 20.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Lift Lea Forest0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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The Shirestone Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Gossey Lane Academy ranks 149th 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 Gossey Lane Academy teach?
- Gossey Lane Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Gossey Lane Academy?
- The headteacher of Gossey Lane Academy is Mrs Sarah Amin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gossey Lane Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gossey Lane Academy, 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 Gossey Lane Academy?
- Gossey Lane Academy has 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Gossey Lane Academy full?
- Gossey Lane Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 183 on roll (87%), 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 Gossey Lane Academy a faith school?
- No. Gossey Lane Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Gossey Lane Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Gossey Lane Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Gossey Lane Academy part of an academy trust?
- Gossey Lane Academy is part of WASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Gossey Lane Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gossey Lane Academy compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Gossey Lane Academy ranked 150th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gossey Lane Academy's absence rate?
- Gossey Lane Academy's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gossey Lane Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gossey Lane Academy'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.