Academy converter · Birmingham

Parkfield Community School

3–11Ages
656Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139162URN

Parkfield Road, Saltley, Birmingham, B8 3AX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.3 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

136 applications for 56 places · 169th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%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 · 4 October 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

Inspection history

4 October 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
6 October 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Birmingham median (2.7) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

136 applications · 56 places offered · 53 named it first

2026 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.1

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	136	2.4	53	0.95
Sep 2025	68	150	2.2	66	0.97
Sep 2024	51	142	2.8	49	0.96
Sep 2023	58	143	2.5	56	0.97
Sep 2022	58	158	2.7	54	0.93
Sep 2021	63	148	2.4	62	0.98
Sep 2020	55	152	2.8	50	0.91
Sep 2019	89	206	2.3	84	0.94
Sep 2018	91	220	2.4	90	0.99
Sep 2017	90	211	2.3	87	0.97
Sep 2016	90	210	2.3	87	0.97
Sep 2015	87	181	2.1	86	0.99
Sep 2014	90	219	2.4	100	1.11

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 87% · Maths 89% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%76th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	72%	7%	104	106
2023/24	55%	2%	102	102
2022/23	66%	1%	103	105

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

Parkfield Community SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
The Rosary Catholic Primary School
0.1 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.1applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Shaw Hill Primary School
0.3 km · Birmingham

Remains Outstanding2023

3.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Nansen Primary School
0.7 km · Birmingham

2026

3.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Adderley Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

4.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Highfield Junior and Infant School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's C of E Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Bordesley Green Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.8applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Marlborough Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.8applications per place 35%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139162 · 330/2458
Trust: Excelsior Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 770 pupils · 656 on roll
Free school meals: 63.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2013
Replaced: Parkfield Community School (URN 103385)
Address: Parkfield Road, Saltley, Birmingham, B8 3AX
Local authority: Birmingham

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