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Kingsthorne Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Cranbourne Road, Kingstanding, Birmingham B44 0BX · kingsthorneprimary.co.uk · 0121 675 3897
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 52%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Birmingham 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 328
- 74% of 446 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 62.3%
- First language not English
- 37.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 27 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 21 | 17 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 25 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% 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 | |||
| ▼52% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 7 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Kingsthorne Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 6 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Requires 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
30% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 30%
- Replies
- 10
- 3% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on the 80% who had a child bullied