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The Olive School, Birmingham

Birmingham, B11 3EYPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Feb 2025
KS2 Results
88%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
2.5×
More first choices than offers made
224 1st-choice / 90 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#267 of 13,686 nationally

About The Olive School, Birmingham

The Olive School, Birmingham is a state-funded primary school in Birmingham, West Midlands, for pupils aged 4 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 631 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 630.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (12 Feb 2025). 88% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 224 first-preference applications and 90 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterMuslim
Address215 Reddings Lane, Birmingham, Birmingham, B11 3EY
HeadteacherMs Rifat Batool
Local AuthorityBirmingham
Number of Pupils631
Free School Meals (FSM)46.1%
School Capacity631 / 630 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

12 Feb 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (12 Feb 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 22 Jul 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:00 – 14:30

Source: olivebirmingham.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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The Olive School, Birmingham has been rated "Outstanding" 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.