Heath Mount Primary School
Knutsford Street, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, B12 9SR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCELSIOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Samuel
- Sponsor
- Excelsior Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 290
- URN
- 149366
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214641691
About this school
Heath Mount Primary School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 290 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Heath Mount Primary School, 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 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How Heath Mount 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 | — | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 36% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 358 |
| 2023/24 | 352 |
| 2024/25 | 333 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heath Mount Primary School compares
Heath Mount Primary School ranked 101st of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 7.4% | 58.9% | 290 | — |
| Lift Percy Shurmer | 86% | 4.8% | 68.3% | 459 | 0.3 miles |
| Ark Tindal Primary Academy | 78% | 4.9% | 59.5% | 450 | 0.4 miles |
| Chandos Primary School | 60% | 6.2% | 55.6% | 449 | 0.5 miles |
| Clifton Primary School | 68% | 7.1% | 57.9% | 871 | 0.6 miles |
| Park Hill Primary School | 67% | 6.4% | 45% | 227 | 0.7 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)
- 58.86%
- English as an additional language
- 74.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.39%
- Persistent absence
- 22.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lift Percy Shurmer0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Ark Tindal Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Chandos Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Clifton Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Park Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Heath Mount Primary School ranks 100th 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 Heath Mount Primary School teach?
- Heath Mount Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Heath Mount Primary School?
- The headteacher of Heath Mount Primary School is Mrs Amanda Samuel, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Heath Mount Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heath Mount 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 many pupils are at Heath Mount Primary School?
- Heath Mount Primary School has 290 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Heath Mount Primary School full?
- Heath Mount Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 290 on roll (69%), 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 Heath Mount Primary School a faith school?
- No. Heath Mount Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Heath Mount Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Heath Mount Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Heath Mount Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Heath Mount Primary School is part of EXCELSIOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Heath Mount Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2023/24 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Heath Mount Primary School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Heath Mount Primary School ranked 101st of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Heath Mount Primary School's absence rate?
- Heath Mount Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heath Mount Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heath Mount 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 15 July 2026.