Community school · Birmingham

Welford Primary School

3–11Ages
405Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103328URN

Welford Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2BL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

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

75 applications for 30 places · 159th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

Inspection history

19 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
9 July 2019
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

2.5applications per place, Reception

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

75 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 1.8; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 1.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 1.5; Birmingham median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 1 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	30	75	2.5	28	0.93
Sep 2025	35	71	2.0	35	1.00
Sep 2024	46	87	1.9	44	0.96
Sep 2023	25	61	2.4	23	0.92
Sep 2022	45	94	2.1	42	0.93
Sep 2021	31	92	3.0	30	0.97
Sep 2020	34	91	2.7	28	0.82
Sep 2019	44	79	1.8	41	0.93
Sep 2018	51	93	1.8	51	1.00
Sep 2017	59	101	1.7	53	0.90
Sep 2016	60	101	1.7	57	0.95
Sep 2015	52	88	1.7	49	0.94
Sep 2014	60	87	1.5	62	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 71% · Maths 65% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%183rd of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

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Birmingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	2%	102	102
2023/24	55%	2%	102	102
2022/23	60%	3%	103	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

Welford Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Nishkam Primary School Birmingham
0.5 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth
0.5 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Heathfield Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Remains Good · improving2024

3.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth
0.8 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Clare's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Good2022

3.2applications per place
St Francis Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place
Anglesey Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Good2024

2.4applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Grove School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103328 · 330/2308
Capacity: 480 pupils · 405 on roll
Free school meals: 62.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Welford Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2BL
Local authority: Birmingham

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