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Clifton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Brunswick Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 8NX · cliftonprimary.bham.sch.uk · 0121 464 2926
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- 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
- 871
- 91% of 960 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 62.3%
- First language not English
- 88.2%
- 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, 67 families put the school first and 73 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 | 73 | 67 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 89 | 78 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 86 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 68 | 63 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 75 | 72 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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 | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 2 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Clifton Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 1 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Good
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 May 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Apr 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 14
- 2% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied