Community school · Birmingham

William Murdoch Primary School

3–11Ages
591Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103317URN

Antrobus Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9NT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

111 applications for 44 places · 157th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%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 · 21 June 2022Ofsted'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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Birmingham median (2.7) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

111 applications · 44 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Birmingham median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Wilkes Green Infant School (NC) (URN 103308), the previous school.

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	44	111	2.5	42	0.95
Sep 2025	79	173	2.2	78	0.99
Sep 2024	59	140	2.4	58	0.98
Sep 2023	51	117	2.3	49	0.96
Sep 2022	58	135	2.3	58	1.00
Sep 2021	60	144	2.4	59	0.98
Sep 2020	83	167	2.0	77	0.93
Sep 2019 *	84	178	2.1	81	0.96
Sep 2018 *	63	168	2.7	62	0.98
Sep 2017 *	82	171	2.1	71	0.87
Sep 2016 *	90	165	1.8	89	0.99
Sep 2015 *	89	140	1.6	79	0.89
Sep 2014 *	82	133	1.6	73	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 76% · Maths 86% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%106th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	68%	2%	105	107
2023/24	66%	3%	105	107
2022/23	66%	1%	104	106

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

William Murdoch Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Rookery School
0.3 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Grove School
0.5 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Good2023

1.8applications per place
St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth
0.8 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Boulton
0.9 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2024

4.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
James Watt Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Some aspects not as strong2024

2.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth
1.2 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth
1.2 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103317 · 330/2293
Capacity: 674 pupils · 591 on roll
Free school meals: 47.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1900
Replaced: Wilkes Green Infant School (NC) (URN 103308)
Address: Antrobus Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9NT
Local authority: Birmingham

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