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Colmers Farm Primary School

Academy converter · Birmingham · B45 9PB

Ages 4–11 · 403 pupils · Birmingham

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

43%

Overall absence

7.7%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-06-14

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
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)43%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
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 absence7.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.7%
Unauthorised3.0%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.9%
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

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

53

Places offered

55

1st-preference offers

53

Total preferences (any rank)
140
Preferred offers (top 3)
55
Applications from outside LA
5
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 fill96%

403 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
403
Boys / girls
201 / 202
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
403 / 420 (96%)
Free school meals
56.3%
FSM pupils
227
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: EXCELSIOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
EXCELSIOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Excelsior Multi Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mr David Williams

Location

Address
Leybrook Road, Rubery
Postcode
B45 9PB
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Birmingham
District
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Northfield
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 4–11, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 403 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 56.3%.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Primary schools in Birmingham
304
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B45
16
Primary in B45
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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    • KS256%
    • Absence8.8%
    • FSM42.2%

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    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM38.3%
    • Demand0.88

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    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM46.4%
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    Ofsted: Outstanding

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    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM20.0%
    • Demand1.13

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    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–11

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    • Absence8.4%
    • FSM63.3%
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    • KS286%
    • Absence5.6%
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Contact

Headteacher
Mr David Williams
Telephone
01217160444
Website
www.colmersfarm.excelsiormat.org

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