1
Little Sutton Primary School
Sutton Coldfield • West Midlands • B75 5NL
1
15 Sep 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in West Midlands
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the county of West Midlands. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
783
Outstanding
66
Good
580
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 9% · G: 83% · RI: 7% · I: 1%
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Wyndcliffe Primary School
Birmingham • West Midlands • B9 5BG
1
15 Sep 2024
3
Grove Vale Primary School
Birmingham • West Midlands • B43 6AL
1
8 Sep 2024
4
Old Park Primary School
Wednesbury • West Midlands • WS10 9LX
1
23 Jun 2024
5
Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School
Wolverhampton • West Midlands • WV6 8EL
1
8 May 2024
6
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth
Birmingham • West Midlands • B21 0UX
1
21 Apr 2024
7
Bushbury Lane Academy
Wolverhampton • West Midlands • WV10 9TR
1
17 Apr 2024
8
The Shirestone Academy
Birmingham • West Midlands • B33 0DH
1
28 Jan 2024
9
Colmore Infant and Nursery School
Birmingham • West Midlands • B14 6AJ
1
11 Dec 2023
10
St James Catholic Primary School
Birmingham • West Midlands • B45 9BN
1
15 Nov 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
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