Foundation school · Birmingham

Cofton Primary School

4–11Ages
408Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103315URN

Wootton Road, West Heath, Birmingham, B31 4ST · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · May 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.3 above Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

179 applications for 60 places · 86th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · May 2025

The graded inspection, 15 January 2020Ofsted'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

Inspection history

21 May 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
15 January 2020
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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Birmingham median (2.7) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

179 applications · 60 places offered · 68 named it first

2026 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 3.8; 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	60	179	3.0	68	1.13
Sep 2025	59	155	2.6	55	0.93
Sep 2024	60	173	2.9	80	1.33
Sep 2023	60	156	2.6	56	0.93
Sep 2022	61	181	3.0	56	0.92
Sep 2021	58	158	2.7	49	0.84
Sep 2020	49	137	2.8	41	0.84
Sep 2019	55	145	2.6	45	0.82
Sep 2018	59	152	2.6	59	1.00
Sep 2017	58	168	2.9	51	0.88
Sep 2016	60	135	2.3	63	1.05
Sep 2015	60	128	2.1	59	0.98
Sep 2014	30	113	3.8	52	1.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 74% · Maths 78% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%167th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard26%

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	60%	7%	104	105
2023/24	57%	7%	104	104
2022/23	47%	7%	104	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

Cofton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy
0.6 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Turves Green Primary School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
West Heath Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Columba's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
The Meadows Primary School
1.7 km · Birmingham

Requires improvement2023

2.9applications per place
Hawkesley Church Primary Academy
2.1 km · Birmingham

2026

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Fairway Primary Academy
2.2 km · Birmingham

2026

3.4applications per place 69%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: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103315 · 330/2289
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 420 pupils · 408 on roll
Free school meals: 30.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Wootton Road, West Heath, Birmingham, B31 4ST
Local authority: Birmingham

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