Community school · Birmingham

Ward End Primary School

3–11Ages
878Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103217URN

Ingleton Road, Birmingham, B8 2RA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.5 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

193 applications for 86 places · 197th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Birmingham median (2.7) close to England median (2.2)

193 applications · 86 places offered · 84 named it first

2026 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 1.8; Birmingham median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

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	86	193	2.2	84	0.98
Sep 2025	83	208	2.5	81	0.98
Sep 2024	115	272	2.4	109	0.95
Sep 2023	114	232	2.0	112	0.98
Sep 2022	115	253	2.2	104	0.90
Sep 2021	119	269	2.3	119	1.00
Sep 2020	120	283	2.4	121	1.01
Sep 2019	120	264	2.2	118	0.98
Sep 2018	104	257	2.5	100	0.96
Sep 2017	111	280	2.5	96	0.86
Sep 2016	120	240	2.0	119	0.99
Sep 2015	120	240	2.0	115	0.96
Sep 2014	115	204	1.8	100	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 76% · Maths 87% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%98th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	69%	9%	107	106
2023/24	62%	11%	104	104
2022/23	61%	10%	102	104

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

Ward End Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Sladefield Infant School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.4applications per place
Thornton Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

67%met the SATs standard
Leigh Primary School
1.1 km · Birmingham

2026

3.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Hodge Hill Primary School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Nansen Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

2026

3.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Highfield Junior and Infant School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Tame Valley Academy
1.5 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Shaw Hill Primary School
1.6 km · Birmingham

Remains Outstanding2023

3.1applications per place 70%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: 103217 · 330/2108
Capacity: 892 pupils · 878 on roll
Free school meals: 55.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Ingleton Road, Birmingham, B8 2RA
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources