Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

Alston Primary School

3–11Ages
636Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140656URN

Alston Road, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, B9 5UN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.6 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

132 applications for 63 places · 221st of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

Inspection history

26 February 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
26 June 2019
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

132 applications · 63 places offered · 59 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 1.5; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 1.4; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 1.5; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Alston Primary School (URN 131135), the previous school.

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	63	132	2.1	59	0.94
Sep 2025	59	143	2.4	57	0.97
Sep 2024	51	113	2.2	50	0.98
Sep 2023	50	109	2.2	50	1.00
Sep 2022	66	132	2.0	64	0.97
Sep 2021	60	148	2.5	60	1.00
Sep 2020	77	155	2.0	70	0.91
Sep 2019	53	126	2.4	49	0.92
Sep 2018	50	133	2.7	49	0.98
Sep 2017	88	150	1.7	80	0.91
Sep 2016	82	125	1.5	72	0.88
Sep 2015	82	114	1.4	74	0.90
Sep 2014 *	89	133	1.5	81	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 75% · Maths 70% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%176th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	59%	6%	103	104
2023/24	50%	7%	101	102
2022/23	58%	5%	101	103

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

Alston Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Bordesley Green Primary School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.8applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Thornton Primary School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

67%met the SATs standard
Shaw Hill Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Remains Outstanding2023

3.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Sladefield Infant School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.4applications per place
Stechford Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Blakesley Hall Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Good2024

4.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

2026

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140656 · 330/2144
Trust: Leigh Trust
Capacity: 669 pupils · 636 on roll
Free school meals: 58.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2014
Replaced: Alston Primary School (URN 131135)
Address: Alston Road, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, B9 5UN
Local authority: Birmingham

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