Free schools · Birmingham

The Olive School, Birmingham

4–11Ages
631Pupils
PrimaryPhase
MuslimReligious character
142888URN

215 Reddings Lane, Birmingham, B11 3EY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingJun 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.0per place

2.3 above Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

448 applications for 90 places · 3rd of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2017

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

88%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingJun 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

Inspection history

12 February 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
25 June 2019
Graded inspection: Outstanding

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

5.0applications per place, Reception

2.3 above Birmingham median (2.7) 2.8 above England median (2.2)

448 applications · 90 places offered · 224 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 5.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 5.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 5.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 4.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 5.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 3.6; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.5

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	90	448	5.0	224	2.49
Sep 2025	90	487	5.4	192	2.13
Sep 2024	90	527	5.9	234	2.60
Sep 2023	90	441	4.9	180	2.00
Sep 2022	90	447	5.0	205	2.28
Sep 2021	90	327	3.6	163	1.81
Sep 2020	89	281	3.2	144	1.62
Sep 2019	90	218	2.4	101	1.12
Sep 2018	90	182	2.0	92	1.02
Sep 2017	90	195	2.2	118	1.31

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 93% · Maths 93% → all three 88% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard88%8th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard64%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth34%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard54%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	88%	30%	111	110
2023/24	91%	29%	109	110
2022/23	81%	16%	107	107

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

The Olive School, BirminghamThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

5.0applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Al-Furqan Primary School
0.1 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

4.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Yarnfield Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

2026

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Greet Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Yorkmead Junior and Infant School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023
Springfield Primary Academy
1.1 km · Birmingham

Good2023

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Good2023

4.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Arden Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 78%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: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142888 · 330/2167
Trust: Star Academies
Religious character: Muslim
Capacity: 630 pupils · 631 on roll
Free school meals: 46.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2016
Address: 215 Reddings Lane, Birmingham, B11 3EY
Local authority: Birmingham

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