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Mere Green Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Birmingham

Mere Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5BL

Website 01213081384

60

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 13/05/2025

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.8%

13.3% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

422

Capacity used

Over capacity

100%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

28 of 28 families who put it first got an offer

40

Places offered

205

Total applications

5.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2828● 100%
2nd preference528● 15%
3rd preference1244● 3%
Later preferences10● 0%
Total2054020%

1st preference success by year

95%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
91%
2023
98%
2024
100%
2025

Birmingham lets families list 3 preferences. 13 applications came from outside the council area (6 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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Kristal Brookes
Address
Mere Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5BL
Phone
01213081384
Local authority
Birmingham
Ward / constituency
Sutton Mere Green · Sutton Coldfield
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
139452

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals14%——
English as additional language14%——
SEN support13%——
52% boys (218)48% girls (204)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

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

Academy trust: THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

422 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    13 May 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 362 pupils

Attendance

94.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

13.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.7%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

10%
20/21
23%
21/22
16%
22/23
11%
23/24
13%
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 & maths60%——
Higher standard9%——
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 standard64%
+2% vs England
Higher standard19%
+11% vs England

Reading

Expected standard75%
+0% vs England
Higher standard51%
+18% vs England
Average score107
+1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard76%
+4% vs England
Greater depth22%
+9% vs England

Maths

Expected standard80%
+6% vs England
Higher standard37%
+11% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard78%
+5% vs England
Higher standard47%
+17% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Science

Expected standard81%
-1% vs England

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

Primary results over time

852019612023602024642025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)64%61%
Higher standard19%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.