Academy converter · Birmingham

Topcliffe Primary School

4–11Ages
246Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143091URN

Hawkinge Drive, Castle Vale, Birmingham, B35 6BS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 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

3.8per place

1.1 above Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

115 applications for 30 places · 27th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

20%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 April 2025Ofsted'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
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

8 April 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
16 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

3.8applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Birmingham median (2.7) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

115 applications · 30 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 3.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 3.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 3.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 3.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 3.4; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Topcliffe Primary School (URN 103307), 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	30	115	3.8	34	1.13
Sep 2025	30	105	3.5	45	1.50
Sep 2024	30	99	3.3	39	1.30
Sep 2023	26	89	3.4	25	0.96
Sep 2022	30	87	2.9	31	1.03
Sep 2021	30	90	3.0	38	1.27
Sep 2020	28	94	3.4	39	1.39
Sep 2019	30	87	2.9	30	1.00
Sep 2018	29	92	3.2	34	1.17
Sep 2017	30	96	3.2	29	0.97
Sep 2016 *	30	93	3.1	47	1.57
Sep 2015 *	30	79	2.6	33	1.10
Sep 2014 *	30	71	2.4	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 40% · Writing 35% · Maths 30% → all three 20% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard20%256th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard40%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard35%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard30%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard3%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 96 (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	20%	0%	99	96
2023/24	51%	0%	100	101
2022/23	43%	5%	102	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

Topcliffe Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.8applications per place 20%met the SATs standard
St Gerard's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Chivenor Primary School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Pegasus Primary School
0.7 km · Birmingham

2025

3.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Gunter Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Paget Primary School
1.6 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Walmley Junior School
1.7 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

71%met the SATs standard
Walmley Infant School
1.7 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place
St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School
1.8 km · Birmingham

Good2024

2.0applications per place 34%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: 143091 · 330/2273
Trust: Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 246 on roll
Free school meals: 72.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 December 2016
Replaced: Topcliffe Primary School (URN 103307)
Address: Hawkinge Drive, Castle Vale, Birmingham, B35 6BS
Local authority: Birmingham

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