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Allens Croft Primary School

Community school · Birmingham · B14 6RP

Ages 4–11 · 380 pupils · Birmingham

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

41%

Overall absence

10.1%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-06-12

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)41%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence10.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)32.4%
Unauthorised3.4%
Authorised absence
6.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.4%
Enrolments in measure
380

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

37

Places offered

39

1st-preference offers

37

Total preferences (any rank)
110
Preferred offers (top 3)
38
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill83%

380 pupils · 456 places

Pupils on roll
380
Boys / girls
201 / 179
School capacity
456
Capacity fill
380 / 456 (83%)
Free school meals
63.2%
FSM pupils
240
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Headteacher Rebecca Timms

Location

Address
Allens Croft Road, Kings Heath
Postcode
B14 6RP
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Birmingham
District
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Selly Oak
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
34 on roll / 36 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 380 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 63.2%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Primary schools in Birmingham
304
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B14
21
Primary in B14
14
Open schools in Birmingham LA
521
Primary in Birmingham LA
295

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BirminghamNear B14

  • Cotteridge Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B30 2HT · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM20.6%
    • Demand0.98

    0.5 miles away

  • Stirchley Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Birmingham · B30 2JL · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM32.9%
    • Demand0.97

    0.5 miles away

  • Colmore Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B14 6AJ · Birmingham

    Ages 7–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM26.5%

    0.7 miles away

  • Colmore Infant and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B14 6AJ · Birmingham

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM20.2%
    • Demand1.02

    0.7 miles away

  • Broadmeadow Infant School

    Ofsted: Inadequate

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Birmingham · B30 3QJ · Birmingham

    Ages 3–7

    • FSM57.3%

    0.8 miles away

  • Broadmeadow Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Birmingham · B30 3QJ · Birmingham

    Ages 7–11

    • FSM59.6%

    0.9 miles away

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Birmingham · B30 1HN · Birmingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM16.7%
    • Demand1.10

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Headteacher Rebecca Timms
Telephone
01216752611
Website
www.allcroft.bham.sch.uk

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