Birchfield Primary School, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Birchfield Primary, we believe in a holistic approach to education, focusing on the development of the whole child. Our staff are committed to providing an exceptional education and ensuring that each pupil feels valued and supported."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Birchfield Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 64% in reading and 66% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 44 families put Birchfield Primary School as their first choice and 207 named it as one of their preferences, for 57 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 Birchfield Primary School are Sacred Heart Catholic School (under 0.1 miles, Requires improvement, 79% reading, 63% maths); Canterbury Cross Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 72% reading, 74% maths); Westminster Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths); and Prince Albert Junior and Infant School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 92% maths).

Birchfield Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Birchfield Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Pa Community Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

44.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 66.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (80%) and Black (10%).

In 2026, 91 pupils (15%) received SEN support and 18 (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 a moderate learning difficulty.

Birchfield Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 36 places, 17 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Perry Barr Rail Station, about 840 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Heathfield Road (before), 260 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Birchfield Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 796 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Birchfield Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 0.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Birchfield Primary School are Broadway Academy (0.3 miles); Holte School (0.6 miles); King Edward VI Aston School (0.7 miles); and Eden Boys' School, Birmingham (0.7 miles).