Academy converter · Birmingham

The Oaklands Primary School

3–11Ages
412Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139183URN

Dolphin Lane, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2018

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.6 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

73 applications for 34 places · 212th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2018

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

Inspection history

12 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
7 November 2018
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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Birmingham median (2.7) close to England median (2.2)

73 applications · 34 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 1.8; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 1.5; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 1.5; 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	34	73	2.2	28	0.82
Sep 2025	42	81	1.9	39	0.93
Sep 2024	54	102	1.9	46	0.85
Sep 2023	45	97	2.2	36	0.80
Sep 2022	42	93	2.2	40	0.95
Sep 2021	43	98	2.3	37	0.86
Sep 2020	44	89	2.0	41	0.93
Sep 2019	39	100	2.6	34	0.87
Sep 2018	48	107	2.2	38	0.79
Sep 2017	59	106	1.8	38	0.64
Sep 2016	59	87	1.5	39	0.66
Sep 2015	58	85	1.5	41	0.71
Sep 2014	42	66	1.6	28	0.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 78% · Maths 68% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%151st of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	62%	8%	103	103
2023/24	52%	2%	102	102
2022/23	48%	5%	101	101

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 Oaklands Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Improved significantly2025

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Holy Souls Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Acocks Green Primary School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Good2024

4.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Severne Junior Infant and Nursery School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Good2022

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Kineton Green Primary School
0.8 km · Solihull

Remains Good2020

4.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Yarnfield Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

2026

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Lakey Lane Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Not yet inspected

2.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School
1.3 km · Birmingham

2026

1.8applications per place
Cedars Academy
1.3 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

36%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: 139183 · 330/2064
Trust: Summit Learning Trust
Capacity: 446 pupils · 412 on roll
Free school meals: 57.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2013
Replaced: The Oaklands Primary School (URN 103194)
Address: Dolphin Lane, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7BT
Local authority: Birmingham

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