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Forestdale Primary School

Community school · Birmingham · B45 0JS

Ages 3–11 · 202 pupils · Birmingham

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

41%

Overall absence

8.4%

Admissions demand

0.88 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-10-19

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)41%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
99.0
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 absence8.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)30.3%
Unauthorised3.3%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
188

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

0.88 · Often has places

1st preferences

15

Places offered

19

1st-preference offers

15

Total preferences (any rank)
48
Preferred offers (top 3)
17
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 fill86%

202 pupils · 236 places

Pupils on roll
202
Boys / girls
95 / 107
School capacity
236
Capacity fill
202 / 236 (86%)
Free school meals
63.3%
FSM pupils
119
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
Mr David Foster

Location

Address
Wareham Road, Frankley
Postcode
B45 0JS
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 community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 202 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 63.3%.

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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    • KS280%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM67.7%
    • Demand1.27

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    Ofsted: Good

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    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM56.3%
    • Demand0.96

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    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM69.2%

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    • Absence6.6%
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    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM46.4%
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  • St James Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

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

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr David Foster
Telephone
01214648659
Website
www.forestdale.bham.sch.uk/

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