Community school · Birmingham

Elms Farm Community Primary School

3–11Ages
414Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103381URN

Dorncliffe Avenue, Sheldon, Birmingham, B33 0PJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

100 applications for 37 places · 129th 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

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 16 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

13 January 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
22 September 2021
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

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Birmingham median (2.7) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

100 applications · 37 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 1.3; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 1.2; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 1.4; 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	37	100	2.7	35	0.95
Sep 2025	53	110	2.1	52	0.98
Sep 2024	40	89	2.2	36	0.90
Sep 2023	47	106	2.3	45	0.96
Sep 2022	29	69	2.4	27	0.93
Sep 2021	27	70	2.6	26	0.96
Sep 2020	38	98	2.6	32	0.84
Sep 2019	36	91	2.5	31	0.86
Sep 2018	32	91	2.8	32	1.00
Sep 2017	46	88	1.9	30	0.65
Sep 2016	60	75	1.3	39	0.65
Sep 2015	56	66	1.2	29	0.52
Sep 2014	43	59	1.4	37	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 71% · Maths 73% → 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 standard69%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard20%

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%	4%	104	105
2023/24	57%	0%	103	103
2022/23	49%	0%	102	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

Elms Farm Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Stanville Primary School
0.4 km · Birmingham

Good2023

4.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Mapledene Primary School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Good2024

2.4applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior
1.3 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

71%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants
1.3 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place
Marston Green Infant Academy
1.5 km · Solihull

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place
Lyndon Green Infant School
1.5 km · Birmingham

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.4applications per place
Lyndon Green Junior School
1.6 km · Birmingham

Good2023

56%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103381 · 330/2454
Capacity: 420 pupils · 414 on roll
Free school meals: 62.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Dorncliffe Avenue, Sheldon, Birmingham, B33 0PJ
Local authority: Birmingham

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