Academy converter · Birmingham

Marlborough Primary School

3–11Ages
598Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146701URN

Marlborough Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 9NY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

close to Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

135 applications for 49 places · 123rd of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2019

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

35%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 · 16 May 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

2.8applications per place, Reception

close to Birmingham median (2.7) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

135 applications · 49 places offered · 49 named it first

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

2026 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 3.6; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 7 of 8 years.

This school
Birmingham median

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	49	135	2.8	49	1.00
Sep 2025	47	137	2.9	42	0.89
Sep 2024	54	156	2.9	54	1.00
Sep 2023	57	163	2.9	55	0.96
Sep 2022	50	159	3.2	48	0.96
Sep 2021	51	181	3.6	51	1.00
Sep 2020	68	187	2.8	65	0.96
Sep 2019	54	171	3.2	54	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 51% · Writing 56% · Maths 51% → all three 35% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard35%251st of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard51%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth1%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard51%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	35%	0%	100	99
2023/24	40%	1%	100	99
2022/23	44%	1%	101	100

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

Marlborough Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.8applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Somerville Primary (NC) School
0.5 km · Birmingham

2026

2.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Wyndcliffe Primary School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2024

3.2applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Benedict's Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.4applications per place 24%met the SATs standard
Bordesley Green Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.8applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
The Olive School, Small Heath
1.2 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2024

5.1applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
The Rosary Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.1applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Parkfield Community School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2023

2.4applications per place 72%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: 146701 · 330/2132
Trust: Leigh Trust
Capacity: 656 pupils · 598 on roll
Free school meals: 54.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2019
Address: Marlborough Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 9NY
Local authority: Birmingham

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