Park Hill Primary School

About Park Hill Primary School

Park Hill Primary School in Birmingham sits in a tricky spot compared with the local authority average for Key Stage 2 outcomes. The school’s proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined is 60%, which is three percentage points below the Birmingham average of 63%. That gap is modest but consistent across individual subjects too: 79% hit the expected standard in reading, 71% in maths and 69% in writing. Where the school really diverges from the LA picture is at the higher end — just 5% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, and the school ranks in the bottom half nationally on this metric, sitting at the 58th percentile. It’s worth noting, though, that the school serves a community with 41.2% of pupils eligible for free school meals, well above the national average, so context matters when reading these figures.

Academically, the picture is one of solid but not standout progress. The school’s average scaled scores are 105 in reading and 103 in maths, both slightly above the national benchmark of 100, which suggests pupils are making reasonable headway. The most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in December 2024, confirmed that standards are being maintained at Good, a significant improvement from the Requires Improvement rating the school received in 2017. The graded inspection in 2019 had already lifted the overall effectiveness to Good, with leadership and management and early years provision both rated Good. The parent view is overwhelmingly positive: 100% of the 36 respondents would recommend the school, and 86% strongly agreed that their child is happy and feels safe. There’s no data on SEND support from the parent view, but the school lists provisions for a wide range of needs including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language difficulties and visual impairment.

Park Hill is a significantly undersubscribed school in terms of capacity — it has space for 630 pupils but only 273 on roll, yet it was oversubscribed for 2025/26 reception places, with 85 applications for 26 spots and 20 first-preference offers made. That suggests strong local demand despite the overall spare capacity. The school has a nursery provision and offers a broad set of facilities including a forest school, sports hall, playing fields and a chapel, plus clubs like chess, science and book club. Sports on offer include swimming, cricket and netball. For families in Birmingham looking for a primary that has climbed out of Requires Improvement and is now holding steady at Good, with strong parental satisfaction and a wide SEND offer, Park Hill is worth a closer look — especially if you live within its catchment area.

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