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The Olive School, Birmingham
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
215 Reddings Lane, Birmingham B11 3EY · olivebirmingham.com · 0121 657 7100
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 88%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Birmingham 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.75 mi
- 1.20 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Lives in Sparkhill Ward · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 2.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 631
- 1 over 630 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 46.1%
- First language not English
- 40.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Star Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Lives in Sparkhill Ward” went to a home 0.75 mi (1.20 km) from the school. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 224 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 40% 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 | 90 | 224 | 2.5▲ | 40% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 192 | 2.1▲ | 44% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 234 | 2.6▲ | 36% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 180 | 2▲ | 47% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 205 | 2.3▲ | 43% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.75 mi1.20 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.21 mi0.34 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 88% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 30% 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 | |||
| ▲88% | 62% | ||
| ▲30% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●107 | 105 | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for The Olive School, Birmingham was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 11 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (174 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 174
- 28% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (17%) with SEND