Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

City Road Primary School

3–11Ages
456Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146385URN

City Road, Birmingham, B16 0HL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.8 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

71 applications for 37 places · 239th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Birmingham median (2.7) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

71 applications · 37 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 3.7; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Birmingham median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Birmingham median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as City Road Primary School (URN 139571), City Road Primary School (URN 103181), 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	37	71	1.9	34	0.92
Sep 2025	43	105	2.4	40	0.93
Sep 2024	30	77	2.6	30	1.00
Sep 2023	27	71	2.6	27	1.00
Sep 2022	23	63	2.7	22	0.96
Sep 2021	22	81	3.7	20	0.91
Sep 2020	31	98	3.2	32	1.03
Sep 2019	46	103	2.2	35	0.76
Sep 2018 *	48	105	2.2	48	1.00
Sep 2017 *	55	88	1.6	41	0.75
Sep 2016 *	54	82	1.5	41	0.76
Sep 2015 *	41	68	1.7	34	0.83
Sep 2014 *	59	91	1.5	61	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 76% · Maths 85% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%98th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	69%	7%	107	107
2023/24	64%	3%	103	105
2022/23	54%	2%	103	103

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

City Road Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Summerfield Primary School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Requires improvement2022

3.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Barford Primary School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Good2023

4.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Shireland Hall Primary Academy
0.7 km · Sandwell

2026

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Cape Primary School
0.8 km · Sandwell

Good2023

2.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
George Dixon Primary School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Requires significant improvement 2026

2.2applications per place 26%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Foundry
1.1 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Sandwell

2026

1.7applications per place 71%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: 146385 · 330/2194
Trust: Inspire Education Community Trust
Capacity: 459 pupils · 456 on roll
Free school meals: 46.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: City Road Primary School (URN 139571); City Road Primary School (URN 103181)
Address: City Road, Birmingham, B16 0HL
Local authority: Birmingham

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