Foundation school · Birmingham

Four Oaks Primary School

4–11Ages
420Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131920URN

Edge Hill Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4PA · 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

3.1per place

0.4 above Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

184 applications for 60 places · 80th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

93%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 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	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Birmingham median (2.7) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

184 applications · 60 places offered · 79 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 3.7; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 3.5; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 3.4; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 13 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	60	184	3.1	79	1.32
Sep 2025	60	189	3.2	84	1.40
Sep 2024	59	169	2.9	77	1.31
Sep 2023	59	188	3.2	88	1.49
Sep 2022	60	185	3.1	79	1.32
Sep 2021	59	178	3.0	68	1.15
Sep 2020	60	219	3.7	99	1.65
Sep 2019	60	211	3.5	73	1.22
Sep 2018	60	182	3.0	81	1.35
Sep 2017	60	201	3.4	88	1.47
Sep 2016	60	174	2.9	83	1.38
Sep 2015	61	171	2.8	79	1.30
Sep 2014	61	187	3.1	86	1.41

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 95% · Maths 97% → all three 93% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard93%3rd of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard72%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard95%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard65%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 112 (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	93%	23%	111	112
2023/24	90%	23%	110	111
2022/23	90%	27%	109	111

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

Four Oaks Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Hill West Primary School
0.6 km · Birmingham

2026

2.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Little Aston Primary Academy
1.3 km · Staffordshire

2026

2.3applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Mere Green Primary School
1.8 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Coppice Primary School
2.5 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
Manor Primary School
2.5 km · Walsall

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Little Sutton Primary School
2.7 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2024

3.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Moor Hall Primary School
2.8 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly
3.2 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 100%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: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131920 · 330/3435
Trust: Four Oaks Learning Trust For Excellence
Capacity: 420 pupils · 420 on roll
Free school meals: 7.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2006
Address: Edge Hill Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4PA
Local authority: Birmingham

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