Little Aston Primary Academy
Forge Lane, Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, B74 3BE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Pearce
- Sponsor
- Staffordshire University Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Tamworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 148285
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217949350
About this school
Little Aston Primary Academy is a primary academy in Sutton Coldfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 203 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 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong 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 | 35 | 35 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 89% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 14% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 97% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 97% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 94% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Little Aston Primary 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 89% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 245 |
| 2023/24 | 238 |
| 2024/25 | 225 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Little Aston Primary Academy compares
Little Aston Primary Academy ranked 28th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 4.8% | 10.1% | 203 | — |
| Four Oaks Primary School | 93% | 2.9% | 7.9% | 420 | 0.8 miles |
| Hill West Primary School | 78% | 3.4% | 17% | 389 | 1.0 miles |
| Manor Primary School | 69% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 411 | 1.8 miles |
| Mere Green Primary School | 64% | 5.2% | 14.8% | 422 | 1.8 miles |
| Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School | 63% | 3.9% | 13.8% | 478 | 2.0 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 report28 April 2026
- 4 October 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.1%
- English as an additional language
- 34.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.81%
- Persistent absence
- 10.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Four Oaks Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Hill West Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Manor Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Mere Green Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Walsall
Other schools in Sutton Coldfield
Little Aston Primary Academy ranks 8th of the 26 ranked primary schools in Sutton Coldfield.
- Blackwood School Primary
- Boldmere Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Boldmere Junior School Primary
- Coppice Primary School Primary
- Curdworth Primary School Primary
- Four Oaks Primary School Primary
- Hill West Primary School Primary
- Holland House Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Hollyfield Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Lindens Academy Primary
- Little Sutton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Little Aston Primary Academy teach?
- Little Aston Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sutton Coldfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Little Aston Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Little Aston Primary Academy is Mrs Elizabeth Pearce, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Little Aston Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Little Aston Primary 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 Little Aston Primary Academy?
- Little Aston Primary Academy has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Little Aston Primary Academy full?
- Little Aston Primary Academy has capacity for 230 pupils and 203 on roll (88%), 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 Little Aston Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Little Aston Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Little Aston Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Little Aston Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Little Aston Primary Academy?
- Little Aston Primary Academy is part of STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Little Aston Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Little Aston Primary Academy rank locally?
- Little Aston Primary Academy ranked 28th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Little Aston Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Little Aston Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Little Aston Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Little Aston Primary 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 15 July 2026.