Chilcote Primary School, Birmingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
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 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
103%
Over capacity
458 pupils
446 capacity
12 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
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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)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.59878%
Overall absence
8.40108%
Persistent absence
369
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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