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Clifton Primary School

Community school · Birmingham · B12 8NX

Ages 3–11 · 871 pupils · Birmingham

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

6.7%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-05-12

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)60%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.3%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.7%
Enrolments in measure
751

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

86

Places offered

90

1st-preference offers

86

Total preferences (any rank)
183
Preferred offers (top 3)
90
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill91%

871 pupils · 960 places

Pupils on roll
871
Boys / girls
393 / 478
School capacity
960
Capacity fill
871 / 960 (91%)
Free school meals
62.3%
FSM pupils
511
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

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Nicola Hemming

Location

Address
Brunswick Road, Balsall Heath
Postcode
B12 8NX
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Birmingham
District
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
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, 871 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 62.3%.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Primary schools in Birmingham
304
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B12
19
Primary in B12
9
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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    • FSM53.7%
    • Demand1.20

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    • Absence8.7%
    • FSM65.5%
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    • FSM72.3%
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    • FSM69.5%
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    • Absence7.6%
    • FSM57.2%
    • Demand1.00

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Nicola Hemming
Telephone
01214642926
Website
www.cliftonprimary.bham.sch.uk

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