Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

Lift Montgomery

2–11Ages
466Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138864URN

White Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 1EH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 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

1.8per place

0.9 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

106 applications for 60 places · 251st of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 19 November 2024Ofsted'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

Inspection history

19 November 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
11 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

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

106 applications · 60 places offered · 63 named it first

2026 1.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 1.4; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 1.4; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 1.6; Birmingham median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 0 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	106	1.8	63	1.05
Sep 2025	43	80	1.9	35	0.81
Sep 2024	45	107	2.4	41	0.91
Sep 2023	47	96	2.0	43	0.91
Sep 2022	40	92	2.3	36	0.90
Sep 2021	62	115	1.9	61	0.98
Sep 2020	63	108	1.7	59	0.94
Sep 2019	57	98	1.7	57	1.00
Sep 2018	48	100	2.1	47	0.98
Sep 2017	63	104	1.7	59	0.94
Sep 2016	71	100	1.4	68	0.96
Sep 2015	67	91	1.4	64	0.96
Sep 2014	64	99	1.6	64	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 86% · Maths 86% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%18th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth36%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard38%

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	83%	28%	107	107
2023/24	91%	15%	108	107
2022/23	88%	9%	107	106

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

Lift MontgomeryThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Conway Primary School
0.5 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
The Olive School, Small Heath
0.6 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2024

5.1applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery
0.6 km · Birmingham

2026

2.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Ladypool Primary School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

3.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Arden Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Nelson Mandela School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Regents Park Community Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

2026

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Somerville Primary (NC) School
1.1 km · Birmingham

2026

2.7applications per place 70%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: 138864 · 330/2070
Trust: Lift Schools
Capacity: 630 pupils · 466 on roll
Free school meals: 60.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2012
Replaced: Montgomery Primary School (URN 103234)
Address: White Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 1EH
Local authority: Birmingham

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