Community school · Birmingham

Allens Croft Primary School

4–11Ages
380Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103243URN

Allens Croft Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 6RP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.2 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

114 applications for 46 places · 162nd of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 12 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Birmingham median (2.7) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

114 applications · 46 places offered · 45 named it first

2026 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 1.8; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 1.4; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 1.8; Birmingham median median 2.1

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	46	114	2.5	45	0.98
Sep 2025	35	101	2.9	34	0.97
Sep 2024	39	110	2.8	37	0.95
Sep 2023	60	136	2.3	55	0.92
Sep 2022	58	139	2.4	55	0.95
Sep 2021	52	125	2.4	48	0.92
Sep 2020	58	138	2.4	54	0.93
Sep 2019	50	119	2.4	44	0.88
Sep 2018	54	103	1.9	45	0.83
Sep 2017	59	108	1.8	48	0.81
Sep 2016	60	104	1.7	52	0.87
Sep 2015	55	76	1.4	39	0.71
Sep 2014	41	73	1.8	30	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 49% · Writing 56% · Maths 51% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%233rd of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard49%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard51%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	45%	0%	103	101
2023/24	41%	10%	102	102
2022/23	42%	5%	103	102

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

Allens Croft Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Cotteridge Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Stirchley Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

4.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Colmore Junior School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

79%met the SATs standard
Colmore Infant and Nursery School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place
Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Good2023

4.2applications per place
Broadmeadow Infant School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Special measures Inadequate2023

3.0applications per place
Broadmeadow Junior School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 90%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103243 · 330/2153
Capacity: 456 pupils · 380 on roll
Free school meals: 63.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Allens Croft Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 6RP
Local authority: Birmingham

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