Academy converter · Birmingham

Birches Green Primary School

3–11Ages
442Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150054URN

Birches Green Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 9SR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

105 applications for 55 places · 242nd of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2024

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%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 23 June 2026Published 7 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

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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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

105 applications · 55 places offered · 54 named it first

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

2026 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7

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	55	105	1.9	54	0.98
Sep 2025	44	91	2.1	41	0.93
Sep 2024	32	69	2.2	29	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 75% · Maths 69% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%218th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	51%	5%	104	103
2023/24	46%	2%	100	101
2022/23

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

Birches Green Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School
0.3 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Saint Barnabas Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Paget Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Erdington Hall Primary School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Osborne Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Good2024

2.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Gunter Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Abbey Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Remains Good · improving2024

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
SS Mary & John Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150054 · 330/2211
Trust: Robin Hood Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 442 on roll
Free school meals: 62.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2023
Address: Birches Green Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 9SR
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources