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Arden Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Baker Street, Sparkhill, Birmingham B11 4SF · arden.bham.sch.uk · 0121 675 7702
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Birmingham 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2025 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 692
- 98% of 708 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 59.5%
- First language not English
- 52.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 81 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 81 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 79 | 71 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 89 | 1 | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 80 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 80 | 0.9 | 99% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | 0.43 mi0.69 km | |
| September 2023 | 2.03 mi3.27 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.99 mi1.60 km | |
Every applicant was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Birmingham it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Arden Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 25 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Dec 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (67 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 67
- 9% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (24%) with SEND