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West Heath Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Rednal Road, West Heath Primary, Birmingham B38 8HU · westheathprimary.bham.sch.uk · 0121 458 4257
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Birmingham 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.81 mi
- 1.30 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 409
- 97% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 52.6%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- 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 0.81 mi (1.30 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.69 mi (1.11 km). Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 52 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 96% 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 | 52 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 75% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.81 mi1.30 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.69 mi1.11 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.39 mi0.63 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.75 mi1.22 km | |
| September 2022 | All | |
Every applicant was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for West Heath Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (68 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 68
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (37%) with SEND