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Story Wood School

Birmingham, B23 5AJPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Jul 2025
KS2 Results
No data
First choices / offers
1.1×
More first choices than offers made
34 1st-choice / 30 offers made
Ranking
Not ranked

About Story Wood School

Story Wood School is a state-funded primary school in Birmingham, West Midlands, for pupils aged 3 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 225 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 262.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (8 Jul 2025). admissions data records 34 first-preference applications and 30 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
AddressHastings Road, Perry Common, Birmingham, Birmingham, B23 5AJ
HeadteacherMrs Kerrie Bailey
Local AuthorityBirmingham
Number of Pupils225
Free School Meals (FSM)47.1%
School Capacity225 / 262 (86% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

8 Jul 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Good

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, 10 Sept 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning Difficulty

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-08:40

After-school care

15:15-17:50

Source: storywood.bham.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Story Wood School

Story Wood School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.