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Shaw Hill Primary School

Community school · Birmingham · B8 3AN

Ages 3–11 · 474 pupils · Birmingham

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Ofsted

School remains Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

6.4%

Admissions demand

1.07 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-05-16

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)70%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
110.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.3%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
371

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

1.07 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

64

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

59

Total preferences (any rank)
194
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
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 fill113%

474 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
474
Boys / girls
251 / 223
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
474 / 420 (113%)
Free school meals
58.3%
FSM pupils
250
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 Nadeem Bhatti

Location

Address
Anthony Road, Alum Rock
Postcode
B8 3AN
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Birmingham
District
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
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, 474 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 58.3%.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Primary schools in Birmingham
304
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B8
19
Primary in B8
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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    • KS255%
    • Absence7.9%
    • FSM63.3%
    • Demand0.96

    0.2 miles away

  • The Rosary Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Birmingham · B8 3SF · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

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

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  • Nansen Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

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    • KS276%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM52.6%
    • Demand0.96

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  • Highfield Junior and Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    • KS264%
    • Absence8.0%
    • FSM47.6%
    • Demand0.98

    0.4 miles away

  • St Saviour's C of E Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM58.3%
    • Demand0.98

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  • Bordesley Green Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM58.2%
    • Demand0.96

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  • Sladefield Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 4–7

    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM44.4%
    • Demand0.99

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  • Adderley Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM62.5%
    • Demand0.97

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Nadeem Bhatti
Telephone
01214642131
Website
www.shawhill.bham.sch.uk/

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