Academy converter · Birmingham

Paganel Primary School

3–11Ages
404Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150148URN

Swinford Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 5TG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2020 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.6 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

77 applications for 36 places · 214th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%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 · 10 March 2020Ofsted'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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

77 applications · 36 places offered · 34 named it first

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

2026 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2022 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2021 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.8; as the previous school
2020 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Birmingham median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Birmingham median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Paganel Primary School (URN 134281), 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	36	77	2.1	34	0.94
Sep 2025	26	79	3.0	26	1.00
Sep 2024	41	92	2.2	36	0.88
Sep 2023 *	27	75	2.8	26	0.96
Sep 2022 *	20	58	2.9	17	0.85
Sep 2021 *	28	84	3.0	23	0.82
Sep 2020 *	30	66	2.2	22	0.73
Sep 2019 *	38	66	1.7	28	0.74
Sep 2018 *	31	72	2.3	29	0.94
Sep 2017 *	56	76	1.4	27	0.48
Sep 2016 *	60	74	1.2	38	0.63
Sep 2015 *	59	84	1.4	44	0.75
Sep 2014 *	29	67	2.3	27	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 71% · Maths 71% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%198th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	56%	7%	104	102
2023/24	43%	2%	103	101
2022/23	46%	0%	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

Paganel Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2020

2.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Jervoise School
0.4 km · Birmingham

2026

4.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Princethorpe Infant School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place
Princethorpe Junior School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Good2023

83%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base
1.0 km · Birmingham

Good2024

1.4applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
St Peters CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Water Mill Primary School
1.5 km · Birmingham

2026

2.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Nonsuch Primary School
1.7 km · Birmingham

2026

1.7applications per place 52%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: 150148 · 330/2021
Trust: Drb Ignite Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 446 pupils · 404 on roll
Free school meals: 64.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2024
Replaced: Paganel Primary School (URN 134281)
Address: Swinford Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 5TG
Local authority: Birmingham

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