Chandos Primary School
Vaughton Street South, Highgate, Birmingham, B12 0YN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Debbie Norbury
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 468
- Pupils on roll
- 449
- URN
- 143908
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214643881
About this school
Chandos Primary School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 449 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 54 | 54 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 54% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 44% | 65% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 69% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 74% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Chandos 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 | 39% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 469 |
| 2023/24 | 474 |
| 2024/25 | 444 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chandos Primary School compares
Chandos Primary School ranked 180th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6.2% | 55.6% | 449 | — |
| Lift Percy Shurmer | 86% | 4.8% | 68.3% | 459 | 0.2 miles |
| Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School | 50% | 4.2% | 40.2% | 138 | 0.5 miles |
| Heath Mount Primary School | 69% | 7.4% | 58.9% | 290 | 0.5 miles |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School | 84% | 3.1% | 36.8% | 245 | 0.5 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 76% | 5.1% | 64.9% | 192 | 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)
- 55.61%
- English as an additional language
- 84.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.17%
- Persistent absence
- 17.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lift Percy Shurmer0.2 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Heath Mount Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Chandos Primary School ranks 180th 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 Chandos Primary School teach?
- Chandos Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Chandos Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chandos Primary School is Mrs Debbie Norbury, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chandos Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chandos 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 big is Chandos Primary School?
- Chandos Primary School has 449 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Chandos Primary School full?
- Chandos Primary School has capacity for 468 pupils and 449 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chandos Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chandos Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chandos Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chandos Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Chandos Primary School?
- Chandos Primary School is part of THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chandos Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chandos Primary School rank locally?
- Chandos Primary School ranked 180th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chandos Primary School's absence rate?
- Chandos Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chandos Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chandos 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 10 July 2026.