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Leycroft Academy

URN
148653
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Leycroft Academy
URN
148653
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

37 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

53

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
25 June 2024
Inspection date
21 May 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Requires improvement

    Graded 25 June 2024

  • Quality of education

    Requires improvement

    Graded 25 June 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Birmingham
Admissions portal
Birmingham admissions
School website
https://leycroft.fet.ac/

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

0.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

0.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

0.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

0.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

B33 9UE - Gressel Lane, Birmingham

Contact details

Address
Gressel Lane, Birmingham
Postcode
B33 9UE
Phone
-
Website
https://leycroft.fet.ac/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Birmingham
Local authority code
330

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 979 schools in Birmingham.

Authority statistics

Total schools

979

Open schools

512

Closed schools

461

Primary schools

559

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Requires improvement

    Graded 25 June 2024

  • Personal development

    Requires improvement

    Graded 25 June 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Requires improvement

    Graded 25 June 2024

  • Early years

    Requires improvement

    Graded 25 June 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    25 June 202421 May 2024S5 InspectionRequires improvementView report for inspection published 25 June 2024
    • Requires improvement

      Published
      25 June 2024
      Inspected
      21 May 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    162

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary559 (58.8%)
    • Secondary162 (17.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other229 (24.1%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Tile Cross Academy62 mSecondaryOpen
    The International School62 mSecondaryClosed
    Sir Wilfrid Martineau School185 mSecondaryClosed
    Centre for Accelerated Learning267 mNot applicableOpen
    Our Lady's Catholic Primary School427 mPrimaryOpen
    Our Lady's Catholic Primary School427 mPrimaryClosed
    The Shirestone Academy488 mPrimaryOpen
    Shirestone Community Primary School488 mPrimaryClosed
    Hallmoor School737 mNot applicableOpen
    Gossey Lane Academy796 mPrimaryOpen
    • Tile Cross Academy
      Distance
      62 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • The International School
      Distance
      62 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Sir Wilfrid Martineau School
      Distance
      185 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Centre for Accelerated Learning
      Distance
      267 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

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      Postcode
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    • Academy Al-Ansaar
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      Postcode
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    • Accelerated Tutorial School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
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      Status
      Closed
    • Al Huda Girls' School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      B8 1RD
      Status
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    • Al-Ameen Primary School
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    Distance
    427 m
    Phase
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    Status
    Open
  • Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    427 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Shirestone Academy
    Distance
    488 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Shirestone Community Primary School
    Distance
    488 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Hallmoor School
    Distance
    737 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Gossey Lane Academy
    Distance
    796 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    B11 2JR
    Status
    Open