Leycroft Academy
Gressel Lane, Birmingham, B33 9UE
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FORWARD EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Patrick Jones
- Sponsor
- Forward Education Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 172
- Pupils on roll
- 170
- URN
- 148653
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
About this school
Leycroft Academy is a special academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 170 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Leycroft Academy, 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 33 | 22 | 38 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -7.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.30 | - | - |
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 Leycroft 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 | 0% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 173 |
| 2023/24 | 171 |
| 2024/25 | 171 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.89%
- English as an additional language
- 37.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.03%
- Persistent absence
- 25.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Centre for Accelerated Learning0.2 miles
Other types · Birmingham
-
Hallmoor School0.5 miles
Academies · Birmingham
-
Kitts Green Academy0.6 miles
Academies · Birmingham
-
SILVER BIRCH SCHOOL0.7 miles
Special schools
-
Forest Oak School1.4 miles
Special schools · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
- Baskerville School Special schools
- Beaufort School Special schools
- Beaufort School Academies
- Braidwood School for the Deaf Special schools
- Brays School Academies
- Calthorpe Academy Academies
- Castlewood School Academies
- Cherry Oak School Special schools
- City of Birmingham School Local authority maintained schools
- East Birmingham Network Academy Free Schools
- Ebn Academy 2 Free Schools
- Everything Education School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Leycroft Academy teach?
- Leycroft Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Leycroft Academy?
- The headteacher of Leycroft Academy is Mr Patrick Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Leycroft Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leycroft 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 Leycroft Academy?
- Leycroft Academy has 170 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Leycroft Academy full?
- Leycroft Academy has capacity for 172 pupils and 170 on roll (99%), 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 Leycroft Academy a faith school?
- No. Leycroft Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Leycroft Academy part of an academy trust?
- Leycroft Academy is part of FORWARD EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Leycroft Academy have?
- The schools register lists Leycroft Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Leycroft Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Leycroft Academy's absence rate?
- Leycroft Academy's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leycroft Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leycroft 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 10 July 2026.