Academy converter · Birmingham

Wychall Primary School

3–11Ages
317Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142386URN

Middle Field Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 3EH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.2 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

59 applications for 24 places · 166th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

The graded inspection, 11 February 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

26 February 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
11 February 2020
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

2.5applications per place, Reception

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

59 applications · 24 places offered · 22 named it first

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

2026 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 1.6; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 1.8; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 1.4; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 1.5; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 0 of 11 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Wychall Primary School (URN 132075), 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	24	59	2.5	22	0.92
Sep 2025	29	73	2.5	28	0.97
Sep 2024	21	54	2.6	19	0.90
Sep 2023	28	57	2.0	27	0.96
Sep 2022	25	64	2.6	25	1.00
Sep 2021	35	77	2.2	35	1.00
Sep 2020	40	65	1.6	23	0.57
Sep 2019	27	46	1.7	23	0.85
Sep 2018	37	63	1.7	29	0.78
Sep 2017	42	76	1.8	39	0.93
Sep 2016	60	81	1.4	46	0.77
Sep 2015 *	58	89	1.5	47	0.81
Sep 2014 *	53	83	1.6	43	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 56% · Maths 74% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%220th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard16%

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	50%	8%	102	103
2023/24	54%	2%	102	102
2022/23	51%	5%	103	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

Wychall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Fairway Primary Academy
0.6 km · Birmingham

2026

3.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
West Heath Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Laurence Church Infant School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022
St Laurence Church Junior School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024
Kings Norton Primary School
1.6 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Turves Green Primary School
1.6 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery
1.7 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 67%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: 142386 · 330/2480
Trust: Drb Ignite Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 446 pupils · 317 on roll
Free school meals: 71.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2015
Replaced: Wychall Primary School (URN 132075)
Address: Middle Field Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 3EH
Local authority: Birmingham

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