Community school · Birmingham

Woodcock Hill Primary School

4–11Ages
199Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103372URN

Farwood Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 1BS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.8 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

56 applications for 30 places · 247th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%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 · 27 April 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

56 applications · 30 places offered · 33 named it first

2026 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 1.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 1.3; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 1.1; 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	56	1.9	33	1.10
Sep 2025	28	48	1.7	28	1.00
Sep 2024	24	48	2.0	23	0.96
Sep 2023	19	43	2.3	18	0.95
Sep 2022	25	42	1.7	21	0.84
Sep 2021	25	49	2.0	23	0.92
Sep 2020	25	51	2.0	23	0.92
Sep 2019	30	56	1.9	33	1.10
Sep 2018	30	46	1.5	28	0.93
Sep 2017	26	45	1.7	26	1.00
Sep 2016	30	70	2.3	38	1.27
Sep 2015	30	39	1.3	25	0.83
Sep 2014	29	33	1.1	21	0.72

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 58% · Writing 68% · Maths 55% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%233rd of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard58%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard10%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard55%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard6%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	45%	0%	100	101
2023/24	30%	0%	98	100
2022/23	57%	7%	104	104

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

Woodcock Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.9applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Green Meadow Primary School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Princethorpe Infant School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place
Princethorpe Junior School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Good2023

83%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Good2022

2.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

2025

3.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Jervoise School
1.4 km · Birmingham

2026

4.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
The Orchards Primary Academy
1.4 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Northfield Manor Primary Academy
1.5 km · Birmingham

2026

2.4applications per place 75%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: 103372 · 330/2445
Capacity: 210 pupils · 199 on roll
Free school meals: 69.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Farwood Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 1BS
Local authority: Birmingham

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