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Maney Hill Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Maney Hill Road, Sutton Coldfield B72 1JU · maneyhill.bham.sch.uk · 0121 464 9673
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2019
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Birmingham 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.35 mi
- 3.78 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 421
- 1 over 420 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 5.5%
- First language not English
- 10.9%
- 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 2.35 mi (3.78 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 4.68 mi (7.54 km). Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 54 families put the school first and 60 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 | 60 | 54 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 56 | 46 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.35 mi3.78 km | |
| September 2025 | 4.68 mi7.54 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.95 mi1.52 km | |
| September 2023 | 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 23% 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% | ||
| ▲23% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Maney Hill Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 September 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Jan 2025 found: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 7 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2019Good
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Dec 2005Requires 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
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (135 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 135
- 32% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 39 parents (29%) with SEND