Community school · Birmingham

Kitwell Primary School

4–11Ages
174Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103339URN

Wychbury Road, Bartley Green, Birmingham, B32 4DL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

0.8 above Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

46 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%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 · 13 September 2023Ofsted'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

3.5applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Birmingham median (2.7) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

46 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 3.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 3.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 3.8; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 3.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 2.8; 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	13	46	3.5	13	1.00
Sep 2025	18	48	2.7	18	1.00
Sep 2024	13	44	3.4	11	0.85
Sep 2023	18	46	2.6	17	0.94
Sep 2022	18	48	2.7	17	0.94
Sep 2021	22	64	2.9	21	0.95
Sep 2020	22	84	3.8	19	0.86
Sep 2019	30	91	3.0	33	1.10
Sep 2018	30	100	3.3	30	1.00
Sep 2017	30	97	3.2	37	1.23
Sep 2016	30	78	2.6	40	1.33
Sep 2015	30	83	2.8	30	1.00
Sep 2014	30	77	2.6	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 63% · Maths 63% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%209th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	53%	7%	103	102
2023/24	37%	0%	100	100
2022/23	53%	0%	101	101

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

Kitwell Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Good2022

2.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Woodgate Primary School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

2025

3.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Woodcock Hill Primary School
1.8 km · Birmingham

Good2022

1.9applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Nonsuch Primary School
1.8 km · Birmingham

2026

1.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
The Orchards Primary Academy
2.2 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy
2.5 km · Birmingham

Improved significantly2025

2.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Green Meadow Primary School
2.5 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.1applications per place 68%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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103339 · 330/2321
Capacity: 210 pupils · 174 on roll
Free school meals: 70.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Wychbury Road, Bartley Green, Birmingham, B32 4DL
Local authority: Birmingham

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