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Highters Heath Community School

Academy sponsor led · Birmingham · B14 4LY

Ages 4–11 · 167 pupils · Birmingham

Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

35%

Overall absence

7.4%

Admissions demand

0.88 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2025-11-11

Category of concern

Special measures

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)35%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.3%
Unauthorised2.6%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.7%
Enrolments in measure
178

Absence trend

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

17

1st-preference offers

15

Total preferences (any rank)
65
Preferred offers (top 3)
17
Applications from outside LA
2
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 fill80%

167 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
167
Boys / girls
79 / 88
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
167 / 210 (80%)
Free school meals
62%
FSM pupils
103
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

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
Mrs Julie Aulton

Location

Address
Highters Heath Lane, Kings Heath
Postcode
B14 4LY
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Birmingham
District
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Selly Oak
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 sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 167 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 62%.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Primary schools in Birmingham
304
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B14
21
Primary in B14
14
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.

Compare with theseAll in BirminghamNear B14

  • Grendon Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B14 4RB · Birmingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM53.7%
    • Demand1.43

    0.5 miles away

  • Yardley Wood Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B14 4ER · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence8.7%
    • FSM59.6%
    • Demand0.92

    0.5 miles away

  • St Alban's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Birmingham · B14 5AL · Birmingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM33.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Peterbrook Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • FSM26.5%

    0.7 miles away

  • Hollywood Primary School

    Academy converter · Primary

    Birmingham · B14 4TG · Birmingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM37.6%
    • Demand0.94

    0.7 miles away

  • Billesley Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Birmingham · B13 0ES · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM49.2%
    • Demand0.91

    0.9 miles away

  • St Jude's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Birmingham · B14 5PD · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM64.2%
    • Demand0.96

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Julie Aulton
Telephone
01214642459

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