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Harborne Primary School

Birmingham, B17 9LUPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
1 Good · 4 Requires improvement
May 2025
KS2 Results
69%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
0.9×
First choices did not exceed offers made
83 1st-choice / 96 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2178 of 13,686 nationally

About Harborne Primary School

Harborne Primary School is a state-funded primary school in Birmingham, West Midlands, for pupils aged 4 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 800 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 840.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Inadequate (20 May 2025). 69% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 83 first-preference applications and 96 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
AddressStation Road, Harborne, Birmingham, Birmingham, B17 9LU
HeadteacherMrs Linda Francis
Local AuthorityBirmingham
Number of Pupils800
Free School Meals (FSM)13.6%
School Capacity800 / 840 (95% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

20 May 2025
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Quality of Education
Inadequate
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Inadequate
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 3 Jul 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Harborne Primary School

Harborne Primary School has been rated "Inadequate" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.