Community school · Birmingham

Beeches Primary School

4–11Ages
361Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103163URN

Beeches Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B42 2PY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

7 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
8 October 2013
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2026 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2025 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2024 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2023 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2022 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2021 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.8; as the previous school
2020 3.3; Birmingham median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Beeches Infant School (URN 103164), the previous school.

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026 *	74	189	2.6	72	0.97
Sep 2025 *	64	207	3.2	61	0.95
Sep 2024 *	69	214	3.1	61	0.88
Sep 2023 *	74	220	3.0	66	0.89
Sep 2022 *	78	237	3.0	75	0.96
Sep 2021 *	87	232	2.7	82	0.94
Sep 2020 *	90	295	3.3	87	0.97
Sep 2019 *	90	252	2.8	74	0.82
Sep 2018 *	90	207	2.3	84	0.93
Sep 2017 *	90	278	3.1	113	1.26
Sep 2016 *	90	257	2.9	110	1.22
Sep 2015 *	90	244	2.7	103	1.14
Sep 2014 *	90	247	2.7	115	1.28

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 69% · Maths 70% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%142nd of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	6%	107	105
2023/24	55%	6%	106	104
2022/23	50%	3%	103	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Beeches Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

63%met the SATs standard
Glenmead Primary School
0.5 km · Birmingham

2026

4.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy
0.6 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Calshot Primary School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Greenholm Primary School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Maryvale Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Good2024

2.4applications per place
Whitecrest Primary School
1.5 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Dorrington Academy
1.6 km · Birmingham

2026

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103163 · 330/2016
Capacity: 630 pupils · 361 on roll
Free school meals: 49.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Replaced: Beeches Infant School (URN 103164)
Address: Beeches Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B42 2PY
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources