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Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy

Academy converter · Birmingham · B44 8NT

Ages 3–11 · 441 pupils · Birmingham

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

88%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

1.28 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-05-24

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)88%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.5%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
373

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

1.28 · Competitive

1st preferences

77

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

58

Total preferences (any rank)
196
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
19
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

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 fill105%

441 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
441
Boys / girls
235 / 206
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
441 / 420 (105%)
Free school meals
30.1%
FSM pupils
129
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: BARR VIEW PRIMARY & NURSERY ACADEMY
Academy trust
BARR VIEW PRIMARY & NURSERY ACADEMY
Headteacher
Ms Rhiannon Suttle

Location

Address
Aldridge Road, Great Barr
Postcode
B44 8NT
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Birmingham
District
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Perry Barr
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

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

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 441 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 30.1%.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Primary schools in Birmingham
304
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B44
16
Primary in B44
12
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.

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    • KS248%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM45.2%
    • Demand0.89

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    • KS255%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM49.0%

    0.4 miles away

  • Beeches Infant School

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    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM40.2%
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  • Calshot Primary School

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    • KS265%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM32.1%
    • Demand0.94

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  • Greenholm Primary School

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    • KS272%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM36.5%
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  • Kingsthorne Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM62.3%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Sundridge Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM56.1%
    • Demand0.86

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Rhiannon Suttle
Telephone
01214642251
Website
www.barrview.bham.sch.uk

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