1
Little Sutton Primary School
Sutton Coldfield • West Midlands • B75 5NL
1
15 Sep 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Birmingham
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the local authority of Birmingham. 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
290
Outstanding
34
Good
211
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 13% · G: 81% · RI: 5% · I: 1%
2
Wyndcliffe Primary School
Birmingham • West Midlands • B9 5BG
1
15 Sep 2024
3
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth
Birmingham • West Midlands • B21 0UX
1
21 Apr 2024
4
The Olive School, Small Heath
Birmingham • B10 0EG
1
7 Mar 2024
5
The Shirestone Academy
Birmingham • West Midlands • B33 0DH
1
28 Jan 2024
6
Colmore Infant and Nursery School
Birmingham • West Midlands • B14 6AJ
1
11 Dec 2023
7
St James Catholic Primary School
Birmingham • West Midlands • B45 9BN
1
15 Nov 2023
8
Parkfield Community School
Birmingham • West Midlands • B8 3AX
1
15 Nov 2023
9
Oasis Academy Foundry
Birmingham • West Midlands • B18 4LP
1
25 Sep 2023
10
Percy Shurmer Academy
Birmingham • West Midlands • B12 9ED
1
10 Jul 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
Also highly rated nearby
- Lea Forest Primary Academy 1 • Jan 2023
- Dorrington Academy 1 • Dec 2019
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School 1 • Sep 2019
- The Olive School, Birmingham 1 • Jul 2019
- Billesley Primary School 1 • Jun 2019
- Moor Green Primary Academy 1 • Feb 2019
- Mansfield Green E-ACT Academy 1 • Jul 2018
- Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery 1 • Dec 2017
- Shaw Hill Primary School 1 • Apr 2017
- Nishkam Primary School Birmingham 1 • Jun 2015