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Whitecrest Primary School

Community school · Birmingham · B43 6HQ

Ages 3–11 · 197 pupils · Sandwell

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

75%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-06-17

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
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)75%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
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 absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.7%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
183

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

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

24

Places offered

26

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
72
Preferred offers (top 3)
26
Applications from outside LA
19
Offers to outside-LA applicants
8

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 fill94%

197 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
197
Boys / girls
100 / 97
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
197 / 210 (94%)
Free school meals
16.8%
FSM pupils
33
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
Mrs Seema Mistry

Location

Address
Whitecrest, Great Barr
Postcode
B43 6HQ
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Sandwell
District
Sandwell
Constituency
West Bromwich
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, Sandwell, 197 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 16.8%.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Primary schools in Birmingham
304
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B43
9
Primary in B43
8
Open schools in Sandwell LA
134
Primary in Sandwell LA
93

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 B43

  • Calshot Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B42 2BY · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM32.1%
    • Demand0.94

    0.6 miles away

  • St Margaret's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Birmingham · B43 7AP · Sandwell

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM14.9%
    • Demand1.07

    0.8 miles away

  • Ferndale Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B43 5QF · Sandwell

    Ages 3–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM32.2%
    • Demand0.98

    0.8 miles away

  • Beeches Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B42 2PY · Birmingham

    Ages 7–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM49.0%

    0.9 miles away

  • Beeches Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B42 2PY · Birmingham

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM40.2%
    • Demand0.92

    0.9 miles away

  • Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Birmingham · B44 8NT · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS288%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM30.1%
    • Demand1.28

    1.0 miles away

  • Grove Vale Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B43 6AL · Sandwell

    Ages 4–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM13.1%
    • Demand1.23

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Seema Mistry
Telephone
01213586348
Website
www.whitecrest.sandwell.sch.uk

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