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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 103172

Bordesley Green Primary School

Community school · Birmingham · B9 5XX

Ages 3–11 · 639 pupils · Birmingham

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

44%

Overall absence

8.2%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-03-21

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)44%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.8%
Unauthorised3.3%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.6%
Enrolments in measure
575

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

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

66

Places offered

69

1st-preference offers

66

Total preferences (any rank)
181
Preferred offers (top 3)
69
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 fill90%

639 pupils · 712 places

Pupils on roll
639
Boys / girls
329 / 310
School capacity
712
Capacity fill
639 / 712 (90%)
Free school meals
58.2%
FSM pupils
354
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Karl Holmes

Location

Address
Marchmont Road
Postcode
B9 5XX
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Birmingham
District
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
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 community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 639 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 58.2%.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Primary schools in Birmingham
304
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B9
9
Primary in B9
4
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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    Academy sponsor led · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM58.7%
    • Demand0.98

    0.4 miles away

  • Marlborough Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Birmingham · B10 9NY · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS240%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM54.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Parkfield Community School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

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    • KS255%
    • Absence7.9%
    • FSM63.3%
    • Demand0.96

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  • Shaw Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM58.3%
    • Demand1.07

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  • The Rosary Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM58.7%
    • Demand0.94

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  • St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Birmingham · B25 8QL · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM47.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • St Benedict's Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence9.3%
    • FSM56.2%
    • Demand0.75

    0.8 miles away

  • Somerville Primary (NC) School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM62.5%
    • Demand0.96

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Karl Holmes
Telephone
01217721601
Website
www.bordsgrn.bham.sch.uk/

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