Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

Highfield Junior and Infant School

4–11Ages
642Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142570URN

Highfield Road, Saltley, Birmingham, B8 3QF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2019

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024

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

177 applications for 75 places · 181st of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2019

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024

Inspection history

15 May 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
16 January 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

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

177 applications · 75 places offered · 71 named it first

2026 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Highfield Junior and Infant School (URN 103215), 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	75	177	2.4	71	0.95
Sep 2025	75	183	2.4	75	1.00
Sep 2024	51	161	3.2	50	0.98
Sep 2023	61	164	2.7	60	0.98
Sep 2022	63	173	2.8	60	0.95
Sep 2021	63	173	2.8	62	0.98
Sep 2020	88	224	2.6	82	0.93
Sep 2019	60	188	3.1	58	0.97
Sep 2018	66	205	3.1	63	0.95
Sep 2017	91	210	2.3	81	0.89
Sep 2016	91	187	2.1	84	0.92
Sep 2015 *	92	200	2.2	92	1.00
Sep 2014 *	96	197	2.1	90	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 71% · Maths 79% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%138th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard18%

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	64%	6%	104	104
2023/24	64%	4%	102	102
2022/23	58%	4%	102	104

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

Highfield Junior and Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Nansen Primary School
0.4 km · Birmingham

2026

3.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Leigh Primary School
0.5 km · Birmingham

2026

3.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's C of E Primary School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Shaw Hill Primary School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Remains Outstanding2023

3.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Parkfield Community School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2023

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
The Rosary Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.1applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Sladefield Infant School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.4applications per place
Adderley Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

4.9applications per place 68%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: 142570 · 330/2165
Trust: Pa Community Trust
Capacity: 840 pupils · 642 on roll
Free school meals: 47.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 April 2016
Replaced: Highfield Junior and Infant School (URN 103215)
Address: Highfield Road, Saltley, Birmingham, B8 3QF
Local authority: Birmingham

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