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Conway Primary School

3–11Ages
391Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143086URN

Conway Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 1NS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.6 above Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

92 applications for 28 places · 59th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

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

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Birmingham median (2.7) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

92 applications · 28 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 3.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 3.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 4.0; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 3.6; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 3.8; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Conway Primary School (URN 103202), 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	28	92	3.3	27	0.96
Sep 2025	23	84	3.7	20	0.87
Sep 2024	37	97	2.6	31	0.84
Sep 2023	29	91	3.1	27	0.93
Sep 2022	34	90	2.7	32	0.94
Sep 2021	33	131	4.0	32	0.97
Sep 2020	33	119	3.6	31	0.94
Sep 2019	31	117	3.8	30	0.97
Sep 2018	43	102	2.4	43	1.00
Sep 2017	44	120	2.7	43	0.98
Sep 2016 *	54	112	2.1	51	0.94
Sep 2015 *	57	119	2.1	46	0.81
Sep 2014 *	58	112	1.9	56	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 64% · Maths 69% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%206th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	54%	3%	101	102
2023/24	57%	5%	103	103
2022/23	38%	6%	100	101

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

Conway Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Ladypool Primary School
0.4 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

3.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Lift Montgomery
0.5 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Nelson Mandela School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery
0.6 km · Birmingham

2026

2.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Arden Primary School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Clifton Primary School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
The Olive School, Small Heath
0.9 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2024

5.1applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Good2023

4.8applications per place 61%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: 143086 · 330/2082
Trust: Create Partnership Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 420 pupils · 391 on roll
Free school meals: 69.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Conway Primary School (URN 103202)
Address: Conway Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 1NS
Local authority: Birmingham

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