Academy converter · Birmingham

Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy

3–11Ages
441Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138694URN

Aldridge Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B44 8NT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

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

185 applications for 60 places · 78th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

3 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
8 July 2014
Graded inspection: 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

3.1applications per place, Reception

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

185 applications · 60 places offered · 57 named it first

2026 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 3.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 3.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 3.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 3.4; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 3.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 3.6; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 2.6; 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	185	3.1	57	0.95
Sep 2025	60	197	3.3	65	1.08
Sep 2024	60	196	3.3	77	1.28
Sep 2023	59	201	3.4	72	1.22
Sep 2022	61	197	3.2	63	1.03
Sep 2021	60	194	3.2	61	1.02
Sep 2020	60	172	2.9	63	1.05
Sep 2019	60	202	3.4	62	1.03
Sep 2018	45	171	3.8	40	0.89
Sep 2017	42	151	3.6	33	0.79
Sep 2016	58	154	2.7	58	1.00
Sep 2015	54	124	2.3	41	0.76
Sep 2014	59	156	2.6	50	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 83% · Maths 88% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%84th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

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Birmingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	5%	107	106
2023/24	88%	13%	108	108
2022/23	80%	14%	108	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

Barr View Primary & Nursery AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Glenmead Primary School
0.4 km · Birmingham

2026

4.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Beeches Primary School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

63%met the SATs standard
Maryvale Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Good2024

2.4applications per place
Calshot Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Greenholm Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Kingsthorne Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Sundridge Primary School
1.5 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.6applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Whitecrest Primary School
1.5 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138694 · 330/2450
Trust: Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy
Capacity: 420 pupils · 441 on roll
Free school meals: 30.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Great Barr Primary School (URN 103377)
Address: Aldridge Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B44 8NT
Local authority: Birmingham

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