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Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Aldridge Road, Great Barr, Birmingham B44 8NT · barrview.bham.sch.uk · 0121 464 2251
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Birmingham 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 3.31 mi
- 5.32 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 441
- 21 over 420 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30.1%
- First language not English
- 12%
- 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 3.31 mi (5.32 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.92 mi (1.48 km). Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 57 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 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 77 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 61 | 63 | 1▲ | 94% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.31 mi5.32 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.92 mi1.48 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.54 mi0.87 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.83 mi1.34 km | |
| September 2022 | 1.08 mi1.73 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% 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 | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 2 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 56
- 12% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied