Community school · Sandwell

Whitecrest Primary School

3–11Ages
197Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103922URN

Whitecrest, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 6HQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

1.0 above Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

82 applications for 28 places · 5th of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 17 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

Inspection history

17 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
7 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.9applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Sandwell median (1.9) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

82 applications · 28 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 2.9; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 2.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 2.8; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 3.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 2.6; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 3.4; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 3.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2019 3.5; Sandwell median median 1.6
2018 2.6; Sandwell median median 1.6
2017 2.7; Sandwell median median 1.7
2016 3.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2015 3.0; Sandwell median median 1.6
2014 2.7; Sandwell median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Sandwell median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Sandwell 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	28	82	2.9	24	0.86
Sep 2025	25	62	2.5	18	0.72
Sep 2024	26	72	2.8	24	0.92
Sep 2023	30	105	3.5	25	0.83
Sep 2022	30	77	2.6	31	1.03
Sep 2021	30	103	3.4	32	1.07
Sep 2020	27	94	3.5	33	1.22
Sep 2019	25	88	3.5	33	1.32
Sep 2018	30	78	2.6	26	0.87
Sep 2017	30	82	2.7	30	1.00
Sep 2016	30	101	3.4	37	1.23
Sep 2015	28	84	3.0	35	1.25
Sep 2014	32	85	2.7	31	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 77% · Maths 90% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%13th of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard61%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard52%

Sandwell 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sandwell median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	74%	6%	111	110
2023/24	75%	9%	107	108
2022/23	70%	10%	107	107

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

Whitecrest Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Holy Name Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place
Calshot Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Sandwell

Good2022

2.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Ferndale Primary School
1.3 km · Sandwell

2026

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Beeches Primary School
1.5 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

63%met the SATs standard
Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy
1.5 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Grove Vale Primary School
1.6 km · Sandwell

Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Pheasey Park Farm Primary School and Early Years Centre
1.6 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.6applications 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: 103922 · 333/2070
Capacity: 210 pupils · 197 on roll
Free school meals: 16.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Whitecrest, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 6HQ
Local authority: Sandwell

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