Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

Chandos Primary School

2–11Ages
449Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143908URN

Vaughton Street South, Highgate, Birmingham, B12 0YN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

1.0 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

68 applications for 39 places · 256th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 5 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	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

1.7applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Birmingham median (2.7) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

68 applications · 39 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 1.6; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 1.5; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 1.1; Birmingham median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.2; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Chandos Primary School (URN 103325), 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	39	68	1.7	28	0.72
Sep 2025	43	91	2.1	35	0.81
Sep 2024	50	110	2.2	42	0.84
Sep 2023	39	89	2.3	28	0.72
Sep 2022	47	99	2.1	40	0.85
Sep 2021	40	96	2.4	38	0.95
Sep 2020	44	101	2.3	43	0.98
Sep 2019	56	92	1.6	48	0.86
Sep 2018	25	70	2.8	22	0.88
Sep 2017	52	79	1.5	45	0.87
Sep 2016 *	57	62	1.1	35	0.61
Sep 2015 *	60	71	1.2	43	0.72
Sep 2014 *	54	85	1.6	46	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 66% · Maths 74% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%167th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	60%	0%	103	105
2023/24	54%	6%	103	104
2022/23	39%	2%	98	99

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

Chandos Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Lift Percy Shurmer
0.4 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Heath Mount Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

2026

4.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Good2023

4.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Thomas Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Woodview
1.0 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery
1.2 km · Birmingham

2026

2.4applications per place 63%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143908 · 330/2170
Trust: The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
Capacity: 468 pupils · 449 on roll
Free school meals: 62.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2017
Replaced: Chandos Primary School (URN 103325)
Address: Vaughton Street South, Highgate, Birmingham, B12 0YN
Local authority: Birmingham

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