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Northfield Manor Primary Academy

2–11Ages
373Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142203URN

Swarthmore Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 4JT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

144 applications for 60 places · 173rd of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 April 2026Published 21 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

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Inspection history

14 April 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
15 September 2021
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

2.4applications per place, Reception

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

144 applications · 60 places offered · 57 named it first

2026 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 1.8; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Northfield Manor Primary School (URN 103304), 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	60	144	2.4	57	0.95
Sep 2025	36	98	2.7	36	1.00
Sep 2024	45	107	2.4	42	0.93
Sep 2023	35	98	2.8	32	0.91
Sep 2022	60	145	2.4	62	1.03
Sep 2021	53	121	2.3	51	0.96
Sep 2020	60	158	2.6	77	1.28
Sep 2019	53	137	2.6	43	0.81
Sep 2018	52	141	2.7	47	0.90
Sep 2017	59	131	2.2	42	0.71
Sep 2016	60	114	1.9	45	0.75
Sep 2015 *	58	105	1.8	25	0.43
Sep 2014 *	51	94	1.8	32	0.63

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 80% · Maths 92% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%51st of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	75%	17%	107	109
2023/24	75%	20%	109	107
2022/23	62%	12%	105	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

Northfield Manor Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Green Meadow Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Princethorpe Infant School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place
Princethorpe Junior School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Good2023

83%met the SATs standard
Jervoise School
1.3 km · Birmingham

2026

4.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery
1.3 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Woodcock Hill Primary School
1.5 km · Birmingham

Good2022

1.9applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 73%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: 142203 · 330/2263
Trust: Victoria Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 373 on roll
Free school meals: 47.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2015
Replaced: Northfield Manor Primary School (URN 103304)
Address: Swarthmore Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 4JT
Local authority: Birmingham

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