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Water Mill Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Water Mill Close, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6TS · watermill.bham.sch.uk · 0121 464 7769
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Birmingham 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.64 mi
- 1.02 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 205
- 98% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 42.9%
- First language not English
- 60.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.64 mi (1.02 km) from the school. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 94% 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 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 18 | 17 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 15 | 12 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.64 mi1.02 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| September 2023 | All | |
| September 2022 | All | |
Every applicant was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% 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 | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Water Mill Primary School on 9 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 9 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective - Feb 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jul 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 10
- 5% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 60% who raised concerns
based on the 10% who had a child bullied