Percy Shurmer Academy

State-Funded School

percy-shurmer-academy-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham LadywoodConstituency

B12 9EDPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Percy Shurmer Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 459 pupils. Percy Shurmer Academy is part of LIFT SCHOOLS.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 90%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

Asian

23%

Black

31%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

37%

Unclassified

Pupils

459

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

71%

England average

27%

First language not English

68%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 459
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: LIFT SCHOOLS

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Jul 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
24 Jun 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.