Community school · Birmingham

Raddlebarn Primary School

3–11Ages
391Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103246URN

Gristhorpe Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7TD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2014

School remains Good (Concerns)Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.4 above Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

72 applications for 23 places · 72nd of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2014

School remains Good (Concerns)Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024

Inspection history

26 June 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)
7 October 2014
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

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Birmingham median (2.7) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

72 applications · 23 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 3.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 2.6; 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	23	72	3.1	22	0.96
Sep 2025	30	90	3.0	26	0.87
Sep 2024	43	111	2.6	39	0.91
Sep 2023	48	123	2.6	40	0.83
Sep 2022	40	129	3.2	36	0.90
Sep 2021	51	151	3.0	43	0.84
Sep 2020	49	137	2.8	40	0.82
Sep 2019	54	158	2.9	40	0.74
Sep 2018	44	149	3.4	40	0.91
Sep 2017	42	136	3.2	40	0.95
Sep 2016	60	154	2.6	66	1.10
Sep 2015	60	179	3.0	70	1.17
Sep 2014	60	155	2.6	63	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 75% · Maths 78% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%131st of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard37%

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	65%	4%	106	105
2023/24	61%	7%	107	106
2022/23	52%	13%	104	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

Raddlebarn Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

3.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Good2022

2.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Tiverton Academy
0.8 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Bournville Village Primary
1.0 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Stirchley Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

4.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Moor Green Primary Academy
1.3 km · Birmingham

Remains Outstanding2024

3.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Water Mill Primary School
1.6 km · Birmingham

2026

2.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 90%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103246 · 330/2157
Capacity: 470 pupils · 391 on roll
Free school meals: 23.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Gristhorpe Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7TD
Local authority: Birmingham

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