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Alston Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Alston Road, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham B9 5UN · alston.bham.sch.uk · 0121 464 1569
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 59%
- 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
- 636
- 95% of 669 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 58.7%
- First language not English
- 83.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Leigh Trust
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, 59 families put the school first and 63 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 | 63 | 59 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 66 | 64 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% 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 | |||
| ▼59% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Alston Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Mar 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (195 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 195
- 31% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on 47 parents (24%) whose child was bullied
based on 18 parents (9%) with SEND