Chilcote Primary School, Birmingham

Outstanding
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~479m)Possible (~685m)Unlikely (~891m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs D Doherty
Pupils:458 / 446 capacity
LA:Birmingham
Phone:01217445678
Address:Chilcote Close, Birmingham, B28 0PB
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 3 June 2025View full report
URN:103298
UKPRN:10076553
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Chilcote excels at inspiring all pupils to achieve highly, with consistently strong results in reading, writing and mathematics over many years. Teachers combine excellent subject knowledge with imaginative lesson planning that keeps children motivated and engaged. The school also places great emphasis on developing pupils' personal qualities, teamwork skills and overall wellbeing alongside academic learning.

Key Strengths

  • All groups of pupils make rapid progress and achieve exceptionally well by the end of Year 6
  • Teachers have excellent subject knowledge and plan imaginative work that enthuses pupils
  • Pupils display outstanding behaviour and are highly motivated to succeed
  • Teachers regularly check understanding and use this information expertly to support pupils who need extra help
  • The school fosters pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development exceptionally well

Areas for Improvement

  • Actions to improve the youngest pupils' phonics skills are yet to show full impact on raising standards in early reading

Safeguarding

Pupils feel entirely safe and well cared for in school with effective safeguarding arrangements in place.

Extracurricular Activities

Breakfast club, after-school club, sports (tennis), clubs, outdoor activities

Chilcote Primary School is an outstanding school that inspires pupils to thrive in their academic achievement and personal development. Pupils are very well prepared for the next stage in their education with consistently high standards in reading, writing and mathematics.

At a Glance

21.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

80 responses
Would recommend86%
Child is happy89%
Well taught88%
Good progress90%
Feels safe88%
Well behaved93%
Bullying dealt with19%
Kept informed90%
Handles concerns55%
Wider development79%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+2ppMaths+5ppWriting-2pp

Reading has remained stable at around 97%. Maths has improved from 92% to 97%. Writing has remained stable at around 83%.

Class Sizes

29.3

Avg class size

29.8

Infant (KS1)

29.7

KS2

13

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

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Getting There

Train Stations

Yardley Wood Rail Station
920m · 15 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

103%

Over capacity

458 pupils

446 capacity

12 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham

Low pressure
New homes approved:19,703
Projected new pupils:4,926

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Birmingham

Admissions Demand - Birmingham

Low demand0.81x oversubscription

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(6)

3 June 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsOutstanding
27 March 2014
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
30 June 2010

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.59878%

Overall absence

8.40108%

Persistent absence

369

Enrolments

Authorised3.82433%
Unauthorised0.77445%
Persistent (10%+)8.40108%
Severe (50%+)0.271%

Absence trend

4.73149%
18/19
2.94382%
20/21
5.62316%
21/22
5.63738%
22/23
4.98581%
23/24
4.59878%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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