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Rookery School

3–11Ages
453Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137168URN

Rookery Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9PY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

147 applications for 56 places · 143rd of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%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 · 21 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Birmingham median (2.7) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

147 applications · 56 places offered · 54 named it first

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

2026 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 3.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 4.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 3.5; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 3.3; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 12 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	56	147	2.6	54	0.96
Sep 2025	53	177	3.3	53	1.00
Sep 2024	59	170	2.9	58	0.98
Sep 2023	49	145	3.0	46	0.94
Sep 2022	39	180	4.6	34	0.87
Sep 2021	55	166	3.0	53	0.96
Sep 2020	59	209	3.5	58	0.98
Sep 2019	48	158	3.3	38	0.79
Sep 2018	55	173	3.2	52	0.95
Sep 2017	60	174	2.9	69	1.15
Sep 2016	60	159	2.7	62	1.03
Sep 2015	60	152	2.5	62	1.03
Sep 2014	60	153	2.6	69	1.15

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 56% · Maths 68% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%209th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	53%	5%	103	102
2023/24	51%	5%	103	102
2022/23	55%	9%	103	102

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

Rookery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
William Murdoch Primary School
0.3 km · Birmingham

Good2022

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Birmingham

Good2023

1.8applications per place
Grove School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth
0.8 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Boulton
1.1 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2024

4.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
James Watt Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Some aspects not as strong2024

2.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Grestone Academy
1.2 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

3.3applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137168 · 330/2481
Trust: Rookery School
Capacity: 420 pupils · 453 on roll
Free school meals: 55.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: Rookery School & Children's Centre (URN 132138)
Address: Rookery Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9PY
Local authority: Birmingham

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