Primary school

Brownmead Primary Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Birmingham
  • B34 6SS
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2020

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,776 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 26%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 73%73%2016/17: top 95%2017/18: top 71%2018/19: top 68%2022/23: top 67%2023/24: top 50%2024/25: top 26%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM74% · West Midlands 65%8/10 Above+46.1 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · West Midlands 7%1/10 Well below West Midlands−52.1 pts
Reading score108 · West Midlands 1058/10 Above+38.8 pts
Maths score107 · West Midlands 1058/10 Above+49.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 44% · 32 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 33% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 58% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 60% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 55% · 56 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 63% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 74% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 65%74%33%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 32 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 0% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 3% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 10% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 2% · 56 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 0% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 7%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 32 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 101 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 104 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 104 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 103 · 56 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 105 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 108 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 105108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 32 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 98 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 102 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 104 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 104 · 56 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 103 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 107 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 10510798No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in83.9%
26 of 31 who put it first2014 · 90.3%2026 · 83.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3126
2nd362
3rd362

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2005–2025

  1. 2005Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2017Requires improvement
  5. 2020Good
  6. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026268
Free school meals (past 6 years)60.8%
First language not English27.2%
SEN support17.7%
EHC plan1.6%
Absence (sessions missed)7.4%
Persistently absent pupils25.5%

Girls 46.8%Boys 53.2%

63.8% full · 420 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 28 responses (8.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school82.1% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school82.1% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved67.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 71.4% not applicable12.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year82.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 21.4% not applicable59.1% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child71.4% agree
  • My child does well at this school75% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing64.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school85.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school92.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development60.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent71.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.3
Pupils per adult9.6
  • Classroom teachers 13.4
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 11.6
  • Other support 6.5

Teachers 16.4 FTE · Whole workforce 34.5 · 51 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,079
Spend per pupil£7,060
Staff spend per pupil£5,579
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£322,000in-year balance

Grants £8,025 · self-generated £54 · premises £297 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: WASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (7 academies) · trust reserve £5,113,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it