Primary school

Birchfield Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Birmingham
  • B6 6AJ
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,380 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 30%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 54%54%2016/17: top 59%2017/18: top 88%2018/19: top 80%2022/23: top 26%26% · 2022/232023/24: top 78%2024/25: top 30%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM72% · West Midlands 65%8/10 Above+50.4 pts
Higher standard, RWM10% · West Midlands 7%7/10 Above+35.8 pts
Reading score106 · West Midlands 1056/10 Middle+33.9 pts
Maths score108 · West Midlands 1059/10 Top 20%+78.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 53% · 90 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 60% · 90 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 47% · 94 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 54% · 125 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 71% · 96 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 50% · 95 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 72% · 94 pupils · West Midlands 65%72%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 90 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 2% · 90 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 5% · 94 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 6% · 125 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 8% · 96 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 7% · 95 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 10% · 94 pupils · West Midlands 7%10%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 90 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 102 · 90 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 94 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 102 · 125 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 105 · 96 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 103 · 95 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 106 · 94 pupils · West Midlands 105106101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 90 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 106 · 90 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 94 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 102 · 125 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 106 · 96 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 103 · 95 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 108 · 94 pupils · West Midlands 105108101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
44 of 44 who put it first2014 · 96.7%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4444
2nd8813
3rd740

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2015Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2017Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 2018Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2022Good

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 2026605
Free school meals (past 6 years)40.8%
First language not English62.6%
SEN support16.2%
EHC plan2.2%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils15.7%

Girls 46.9%Boys 53.1%

76.1% full · 795 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.3
Pupils per adult12.3
  • Classroom teachers 22.2
  • Leadership 5.1
  • Teaching assistants 17.6
  • Other support 11.5

Teachers 27.3 FTE · Whole workforce 56.3 · 75 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,389
Spend per pupil£3,869
Staff spend per pupil£4,790
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£2,142,000in-year balance

Grants £7,385 · self-generated £123 · premises £224 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: PA COMMUNITY TRUST (7 academies) · trust reserve £4,978,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it