Aston Tower Community Primary School

About Aston Tower Community Primary School

Aston Tower Community Primary School sits in the middle of the pack for Birmingham primary schools, with 61% of its Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the 2023/24 academic year. That is almost exactly in line with the Birmingham local authority average of 63%, placing the school at 147th out of 292 primaries in the city. The school’s ranking score of 61 puts it in the bottom half nationally, but the picture is more nuanced than that headline suggests. In maths, 82% of pupils met the expected standard, well above the national benchmark, and the average maths score of 106 is solid. Reading and writing expected rates are lower, at 69% and 71% respectively, which drags the combined figure down. The school also achieved a higher-than-expected standard in maths for 39% of pupils, and 39% reached that level in reading too, so there are pockets of strong performance.

Ofsted visited in October 2024 for an ungraded inspection and judged that the school had improved significantly since its previous graded inspection in 2012, when it was rated Requires Improvement. The overall effectiveness is now Good, with leadership and management also rated Good. The parent view, based on 12 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025, is mixed. While 58% would recommend the school, 42% would not. Strong opinions are common: 42% strongly agree their child is happy, but 25% strongly disagree. Similarly, 42% strongly agree their child feels safe, but 17% strongly disagree. On behaviour, 42% strongly agree the school ensures good conduct, yet 25% strongly disagree. The data suggests a school that has turned a corner in official terms but where parental satisfaction is far from universal.

Aston Tower is a larger-than-average primary with 344 pupils against a capacity of 485, and it is heavily oversubscribed: for 26 places in 2025/26, there were 93 applications, a ratio of 3.58 to one. All 26 first-preference applicants were offered places. The school serves a community with high deprivation, reflected in 62.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals. It offers a nursery provision and a wide range of facilities including music rooms, an ICT suite, a gymnasium, art studios, a sports hall and playing fields. Clubs include coding, art, gardening, book club and film club. SEND support covers moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health, speech and language communication, hearing and visual impairment, and physical disability. This is a school that has improved its Ofsted rating and performs around the LA average academically, but families should weigh the strong official judgement against the divided parent feedback.

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