Mapledene Primary School
About Mapledene Primary School
Mapledene Primary School is clearly a popular choice among Birmingham families, with 108 applications for just 44 places in the 2025/26 admissions round. That works out at 2. 45 applications per place, and of the 43 families who put it as their first preference, all 43 received an offer. It’s a strong signal that parents who know the school want to send their children there. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in November 2022, confirmed it remains Good, and its previous graded inspection in March 2017 also rated it Good overall, with leadership and management, early years provision, and the quality of education all judged Good. With 311 pupils on roll against a capacity of 315, Mapledene is running very close to full, which matches the oversubscription picture.
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
16 Nov 2022Latest monitoring visit (16 Nov 2022): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 4 Apr 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:55 – 15:15
Breakfast club
07:45-08:55
After-school care
15:20-17:30
Source: mapledene.bham.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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