Allens Croft Primary School, Birmingham
Allens Croft Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Birmingham. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 270th-highest of the 275 schools in Birmingham with published results, and 13,886th of 14,452 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Birmingham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Allens Croft Primary School in detail
Allens Croft Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "I am extremely honoured and excited to have taken on the role of Head Teacher at Allens Croft Primary School since May 2025."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, basketball, dance, choir and art.
The school runs after-school care until 5:30pm.
Coming up: an open day on Monday 26 October 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Birmingham
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 49% of Year 6 pupils at Allens Croft Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 51% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 59% in reading and 49% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Allens Croft Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Allens Croft Primary School as their first choice and 114 named it as one of their preferences, for 46 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Allens Croft Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Allens Croft Primary School are Cotteridge Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 88% maths); Stirchley Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 77% maths); Colmore Infant and Nursery School (0.7 miles, Outstanding); and Colmore Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Allens Croft Primary School.
Cotteridge Primary SchoolStirchley Primary SchoolColmore Infant and Nursery SchoolColmore Junior School
Who goes there
63.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 26.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (28%), Mixed (22%) and Asian (18%).
In 2026, 107 pupils (28.2%) received SEN support and 47 (12.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Allens Croft Primary School has a resourced provision for autism and moderate learning difficulties: 36 places, 34 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Pineapple Road Rail Station, about 1050 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fawley Grove (adjacent), 60 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Allens Croft Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Allens Croft Primary School issued 81 suspensions, 20 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Allens Croft Primary School are King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys (0.8 miles), King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (0.8 miles), Kings Norton Girls' School (0.9 miles) and Selly Park Girls' School (1.1 miles).
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for BoysKing Edward VI Camp Hill School for GirlsKings Norton Girls' SchoolSelly Park Girls' School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Birmingham published that the last place for 2020 entry went to a family 2,076 metres away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Allens Croft Primary School welcomes everyone. Starting in the early years, the school has a broad and ambitious curriculum. Education in the arts is a particular strength, and the school holds the 'Artsmark' at platinum level. Staff adapt learning well for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This year, new schemes have helped pupils to learn the foundation subjects in greater depth. They remember more, and across the school, pupils now learn well.
Adults forge warm relationships with pupils. Pupils know that there is always someone to talk to if they have a concern. This all helps them to feel safe. In general, pupils are keen to learn and behave well in class and at social times. However, misbehaviour sometimes disrupts lessons. The rate of pupils' attendance continues to be low.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Pupils study all the subjects in the national curriculum. From January 2024, the school adopted new schemes in foundation subjects. Leaders have adapted these schemes well, for example identifying gaps in pupils' previous knowledge and ensuring that work builds on what they already know. Learning moves smoothly from one key stage to the next. In English and mathematics, the school has addressed the weaknesses that led to low outcomes in 2023. As a result, in different subjects pupils are learning and remembering the detailed knowledge they need to progress successfully through the curriculum. Pupils understand, for example, the reasons for and consequences of historical events.
The school ensures that learning to read is a top priority. From the early years onwards, pupils follow a structured phonics programme. This programme ensures that pupils learn about letters and their sounds in a logical order. Staff use the programme's resources in a consistent way. They assess regularly how pupils are learning. The school provides effective support for pupils, including those in key stage 2, who need to catch up. Books are well matched to pupils' knowledge of phonics. Pupils become fluent and enthusiastic readers. Older pupils enjoy a good range of fiction and non-fiction texts. Teachers pay due attention to different reading skills.
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its June 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Personal development, Early years.
Areas Ofsted flagged
Behaviour & attitudes (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).
At a Glance
63.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Autism, MLD
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 59% to 49% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 51% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 61% to 56% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
22.2
Avg class size
23.3
Infant (KS1)
25.3
KS2
17
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Allens Croft Primary School
Census Day-Allens Croft Kentucky Day
1 Oct 2026
Allergy Awareness Assembly in School
22 Sep 2026
September 2026
18 Sep 2026
School Places
1 Sep 2026
Welcome Back - September 2026
31 Aug 2026
Thank you and Important Information July
17 Jul 2026
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Term dates
Allens Croft Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Birmingham. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Allens Croft Primary School is in Birmingham; for families living there:
- How to apply: Travel passes for 5 to 16 year olds
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 8 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
394 pupils
420 places
26 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Birmingham
Across Birmingham council
Places available
15,375
Applications
12,117
Got 1st preference
92.1%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Birmingham council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
107
SEN Support
47
EHC Plans
40.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Allens Croft Primary School has a resourced provision for autism and moderate learning difficulties: 36 places, 34 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
380
Total Pupils
201
Boys
179
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
23
Teachers
16.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,613
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,225
Per pupil
£2961k
Total funding
£358k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
8.5%
Overall absence
26.9%
Persistent absence
375
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Allens Croft Primary School
What are SATs results like at Allens Croft Primary School?
Of the pupils at Allens Croft Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 49% reached the expected standard in reading and 51% did so in maths.
What is Allens Croft Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Allens Croft Primary School was rated Requires Improvement at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2015 it was rated Good.
How close to Allens Croft Primary School do you need to live?
Birmingham published for September 2020 entry that the last place offered at Allens Croft Primary School on distance went to a family 2076 metres away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.
Is it hard to get a place at Allens Croft Primary School?
Allens Croft Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Allens Croft Primary School?
Classes at Allens Croft Primary School average 22.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Allens Croft Primary School?
Allens Croft Primary School has around 380 pupils on roll. 63% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Allens Croft Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Allens Croft Primary School has a resourced provision for autism and moderate learning difficulties: 36 places, 34 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Allens Croft Primary School?
8.5% of sessions were missed at Allens Croft Primary School in 2024/25. 26.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Allens Croft Primary School?
Apply through Birmingham's coordinated admissions process, naming Allens Croft Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Allens Croft Primary School's term dates?
Allens Croft Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Birmingham. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Allens Croft Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 8 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Allens Croft Primary School?
Allens Croft Primary School is at Allens Croft Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 6RP.
Sources: Birmingham admissions booklet; Birmingham term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)