Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

Oasis Academy Foundry

3–11Ages
211Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140161URN

Foundry Road, Birmingham, B18 4LP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

69 applications for 30 places · 194th 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

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 20 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

20 June 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
18 May 2022
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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

69 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 1.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 1.3; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 1.3; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 1.4; 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	30	69	2.3	32	1.07
Sep 2025	29	68	2.3	32	1.10
Sep 2024	20	57	2.9	18	0.90
Sep 2023	16	43	2.7	15	0.94
Sep 2022	13	34	2.6	13	1.00
Sep 2021	14	45	3.2	14	1.00
Sep 2020	19	58	3.1	16	0.84
Sep 2019	24	55	2.3	20	0.83
Sep 2018	22	35	1.6	21	0.95
Sep 2017	20	38	1.9	20	1.00
Sep 2016	28	36	1.3	23	0.82
Sep 2015	28	36	1.3	23	0.82
Sep 2014	11	15	1.4	6	0.55

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 66% · Maths 69% → 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 standard72%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard41%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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%	10%	103	105
2023/24	69%	3%	106	104
2022/23	62%	4%	104	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

Oasis Academy FoundryThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Summerfield Primary School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Requires improvement2022

3.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
James Watt Primary School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Some aspects not as strong2024

2.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Benson
0.8 km · Birmingham

Special measures Inadequate2023

3.2applications per place
Oasis Academy Boulton
0.8 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2024

4.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
City Road Primary School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Good2023

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Sandwell

2026

1.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Philip's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Sandwell

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.4applications per place 50%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: 140161 · 330/2141
Trust: Oasis Community Learning
Capacity: 235 pupils · 211 on roll
Free school meals: 73.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2014
Replaced: Foundry Primary School (URN 103364)
Address: Foundry Road, Birmingham, B18 4LP
Local authority: Birmingham

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