Voluntary controlled school · Birmingham

Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
188Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
103397URN

Claremont Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 1LF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.3 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

52 applications for 22 places · 181st of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%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 23 June 2026Published 13 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

23 June 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
20 March 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

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

52 applications · 22 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 1.6; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 1.8; Birmingham median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 0 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	22	52	2.4	19	0.86
Sep 2025	22	47	2.1	21	0.95
Sep 2024	25	57	2.3	24	0.96
Sep 2023	22	49	2.2	17	0.77
Sep 2022	30	60	2.0	27	0.90
Sep 2021	25	67	2.7	22	0.88
Sep 2020	30	79	2.6	35	1.17
Sep 2019	29	77	2.7	29	1.00
Sep 2018	24	47	2.0	24	1.00
Sep 2017	16	33	2.1	15	0.94
Sep 2016	27	45	1.7	25	0.93
Sep 2015	29	46	1.6	28	0.97
Sep 2014	24	42	1.8	23	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 67% · Maths 73% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%142nd of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	63%	0%	105	103
2023/24	57%	0%	104	101
2022/23	52%	0%	102	100

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

Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

2026

2.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Ladypool Primary School
0.3 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

3.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Lift Montgomery
0.6 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Conway Primary School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Nelson Mandela School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Clifton Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Regents Park Community Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

2026

1.9applications per place 69%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103397 · 330/3002
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 236 pupils · 188 on roll
Free school meals: 61.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Claremont Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 1LF
Local authority: Birmingham

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