Birches Green Primary School, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of pupils, staff and governors, may I offer you a very warm welcome to Birches Green Primary School. We are a happy, friendly school, bustling with activity. Happy, confident children lead to articulate and curious learners. As an inclusive school, we adopt the 'Thrive Approach' to help pupils' develop and maintain their good mental health and wellbeing."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball and basketball.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Birches Green Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 57% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 54 families put Birches Green Primary School as their first choice and 105 named it as one of their preferences, for 55 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Birches Green Primary School are St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School (0.2 miles, Good, 83% reading, 77% maths); Saint Barnabas Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 70% reading, 72% maths); Paget Primary School (0.6 miles, 63% reading, 55% maths); and Erdington Hall Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 71% reading, 68% maths).

Birches Green Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Birches Green Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Robin Hood Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

60.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 44.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (34%), White British (20%) and Black (20%).

In 2026, 75 pupils (17%) received SEN support and 10 (2.3%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Erdington Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tolworth Hall Road (adjacent), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Birches Green Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Birches Green Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 2.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Birches Green Primary School are Erdington Academy (0.4 miles), St Edmund Campion Catholic School (0.9 miles), Hodge Hill Girls' School (1.1 miles) and Hodge Hill College (1.1 miles).