Cedars Academy
Cedars Avenue, Birmingham, B27 6JL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ROBIN HOOD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Pratt
- Sponsor
- Robin Hood Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Birmingham Yardley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 301
- URN
- 143088
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214643178
About this school
Cedars Academy is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 301 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 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 84 | 71 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 59% | 36% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 11% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 51% | 65% | 52% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 69% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 70% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 Cedars 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 | 46% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 36% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 338 |
| 2023/24 | 334 |
| 2024/25 | 318 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cedars Academy compares
Cedars Academy ranked 259th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36% | 6.2% | 56.6% | 301 | — |
| Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.9% | 37.7% | 279 | 0.1 miles |
| Holy Souls Catholic Primary School | 62% | 7.3% | 39% | 269 | 0.4 miles |
| Gilbertstone Primary School | 70% | 5.9% | 36.9% | 411 | 0.5 miles |
| Acocks Green Primary School | 78% | 6.1% | 39.4% | 484 | 0.5 miles |
| The Oaklands Primary School | 62% | 6.1% | 54.5% | 412 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.6%
- English as an additional language
- 36.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.22%
- Persistent absence
- 16.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School0.1 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Holy Souls Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Gilbertstone Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Acocks Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
The Oaklands Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Cedars Academy ranks 266th 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 Cedars Academy teach?
- Cedars Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Cedars Academy?
- The headteacher of Cedars Academy is Mr Mark Pratt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cedars Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cedars 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 big is Cedars Academy?
- Cedars Academy has 301 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Cedars Academy full?
- Cedars Academy has capacity for 360 pupils and 301 on roll (84%), 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 Cedars Academy a faith school?
- No. Cedars Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Cedars Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cedars Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Cedars Academy?
- Cedars Academy is part of ROBIN HOOD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cedars Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 36% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cedars Academy rank locally?
- Cedars Academy ranked 259th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cedars Academy's absence rate?
- Cedars Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cedars Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cedars 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.