Birchfield Primary School
About Birchfield Primary School
Birchfield Primary School sits within the Birmingham local authority, a large and varied primary landscape of 292 schools. In the most recent KS2 rankings, the school placed 213th out of 254 in the LA, placing it in the bottom half of Birmingham primaries. For context, the top-performing peers nearby include Little Sutton Primary School, Cromwell Junior and Infant School, and Lift Lea Forest, each scoring in the 90s on the ranking metric. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Prince Albert Junior and Infant School, just 0.7 kilometres away. Birchfield itself was rated Good in its most recent graded inspection in 2022, a significant improvement from its previous overall rating of Inadequate in 2017. That earlier inspection had also rated leadership and management as Inadequate, but the 2022 report found all areas — including leadership, behaviour, personal development, and early years provision — to be Good.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
13 Sept 2022Source: Ofsted, 6 Oct 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
5Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
12Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Resourced ProvisionSource: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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