Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

The Shirestone Academy

3–11Ages
241Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138425URN

Shirestone Road, Tile Cross, Birmingham, B33 0DH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

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

79 applications for 30 places · 143rd of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 6 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

2.6applications per place, Reception

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

79 applications · 30 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 3.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 3.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 3.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 3.5; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 3.8; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 2.2; 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	30	79	2.6	34	1.13
Sep 2025	30	106	3.5	41	1.37
Sep 2024	30	101	3.4	46	1.53
Sep 2023	30	94	3.1	42	1.40
Sep 2022	30	109	3.6	41	1.37
Sep 2021	30	96	3.2	32	1.07
Sep 2020	30	105	3.5	41	1.37
Sep 2019	30	113	3.8	55	1.83
Sep 2018	30	81	2.7	35	1.17
Sep 2017	30	91	3.0	40	1.33
Sep 2016	30	71	2.4	37	1.23
Sep 2015	30	80	2.7	32	1.07
Sep 2014	29	64	2.2	36	1.24

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 90% · Maths 90% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%10th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard67%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	87%	10%	109	107
2023/24	86%	14%	110	109
2022/23	80%	20%	109	108

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

The Shirestone AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
0.1 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

4.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Gossey Lane Academy
0.7 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Fordbridge Community Primary School
1.1 km · Solihull

2026

2.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants
1.1 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place
Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior
1.2 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

71%met the SATs standard
Lift Lea Forest
1.3 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2022

4.4applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Solihull

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Yorkswood Primary School
1.5 km · Solihull

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place 46%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138425 · 330/2058
Trust: The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
Capacity: 240 pupils · 241 on roll
Free school meals: 60.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2012
Replaced: Shirestone Community Primary School (URN 103253)
Address: Shirestone Road, Tile Cross, Birmingham, B33 0DH
Local authority: Birmingham

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