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Grendon Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Birmingham

Grendon Road, Birmingham, B14 4RB

Website 01214742460

68

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

76%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

94.0%

17.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

309

Capacity used

Has space

86%

360 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

76%

1st preference success rate

28 of 37 families who put it first got an offer

30

Places offered

106

Total applications

3.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3728● 76%
2nd preference392● 5%
3rd preference300● 0%
Total1063028%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
60%
2023
70%
2024
76%
2025

Birmingham lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Andrew Darby
Address
Grendon Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 4RB
Phone
01214742460
Local authority
Birmingham
Ward / constituency
Highter's Heath · Birmingham Selly Oak
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
103205

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals54%——
English as additional language27%——
SEN support19%——
47% boys (146)53% girls (163)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

309 pupils · 360 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    20 November 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 325 pupils

Attendance

94.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

17.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

11%
20/21
24%
21/22
26%
22/23
18%
23/24
17%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths68%——
Higher standard7%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard58%
-4% vs England
Higher standard7%
-1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard68%
-7% vs England
Higher standard30%
-3% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard72%
+0% vs England
Greater depth14%
+1% vs England

Maths

Expected standard72%
-2% vs England
Higher standard18%
-8% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard72%
-1% vs England
Higher standard32%
+2% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard84%
+2% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

692019512023682024582025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)58%61%
Higher standard7%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Birmingham council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.