Bournville Village Primary, Birmingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Your child will receive excellent teaching that helps them progress rapidly through their learning. The school has exceptionally high standards in reading, writing and maths, with pupils significantly ahead of their age group. Teachers are skilled at explaining how to improve work, and pupils feel safe, happy and enjoy school with above-average attendance.
Key Strengths
- Consistently high quality teaching where pupils make excellent progress and move rapidly through their learning
- Exceptional pupil behaviour, attendance, and safety with pupils feeling secure and enjoying school
- Strong leadership and management with rigorous checks on teaching quality and detailed progress tracking for every pupil
- Pupils develop excellent reading, writing and mathematical skills with high standards across the school
- Effective support for disadvantaged pupils, those with special needs, and those learning English as an additional language
Areas for Improvement
- Ensure marking consistently shows pupils how to improve their work and reach the next level
- Help pupils develop better skills in showing all their working and recording detailed solutions in mathematics problems
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective - documents detailing the school's safeguarding procedures were reviewed during the inspection.
Extracurricular Activities
Breakfast club
Bournville Junior School is an outstanding school that has maintained and further developed its excellent quality since the last inspection. Pupils of all ages achieve exceptionally well across English, mathematics, and a wide range of other subjects.
At a Glance
12.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 82% to 90%. Maths has improved from 77% to 88%. Writing has improved from 73% to 84%.
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Over capacity
652 pupils
654 capacity
2 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Birmingham
Admissions Demand - Birmingham
Places available
15,570
Applications
12,541
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Primary admissions across Birmingham (2025/26)
Inspection History(105)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.61283%
Overall absence
7.83972%
Persistent absence
574
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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