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Firs Primary School

3–11Ages
279Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143089URN

Dreghorn Road, Castle Bromwich, Firs Primary School, Birmingham, B36 8LL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

74 applications for 28 places · 140th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%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 10 February 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

10 February 2026
Report card · 1 Expected standard, 6 Needs attention
11 July 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Birmingham median (2.7) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

74 applications · 28 places offered · 27 named it first

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

2026 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 3.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 1.3; Birmingham median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Firs Primary School (URN 131725), 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	74	2.6	27	0.96
Sep 2025	24	77	3.2	23	0.96
Sep 2024	30	84	2.8	29	0.97
Sep 2023	29	78	2.7	28	0.97
Sep 2022	22	77	3.5	22	1.00
Sep 2021	30	79	2.6	29	0.97
Sep 2020	29	82	2.8	27	0.93
Sep 2019	36	95	2.6	36	1.00
Sep 2018	28	81	2.9	27	0.96
Sep 2017	32	74	2.3	28	0.88
Sep 2016 *	58	77	1.3	41	0.71
Sep 2015 *	58	84	1.5	46	0.79
Sep 2014 *	57	96	1.7	57	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 52% · Maths 53% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%227th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard52%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard53%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	48%	7%	103	100
2023/24	29%	2%	99	100
2022/23	28%	0%	101	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

Firs Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School
0.2 km · Birmingham

Good2024

2.0applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Heathlands Primary Academy
0.6 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Tame Valley Academy
0.9 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Hodge Hill Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School
1.2 km · Solihull

Good2024

3.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Colebourne Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Chivenor Primary School
1.5 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Brownmead Primary Academy
1.6 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143089 · 330/2475
Trust: Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 279 on roll
Free school meals: 74.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2016
Replaced: Firs Primary School (URN 131725)
Address: Dreghorn Road, Castle Bromwich, Firs Primary School, Birmingham, B36 8LL
Local authority: Birmingham

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