Conway Primary School, Birmingham

In its own words: "At Conway Primary school we are committed to providing an exceptional education to ensure that every child leaves us as a fluent reader, a confident communicator and will know and remember more about the world."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket, multi-sports, gardening and art.

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils at Conway 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 fell from 64% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 27 families put Conway Primary School as their first choice and 92 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 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 Conway Primary School are Ladypool Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 76% reading, 73% maths); Lift Montgomery (0.3 miles, Good, 84% reading, 86% maths); Nelson Mandela School (0.3 miles, Good, 69% reading, 79% maths); and Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 77% reading, 73% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Conway Primary School.

Conway Primary School is one of 4 schools run by Create Partnership Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

13 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Conway Primary School (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school supports their child's wider development (85%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).

65% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 66.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (66%), Black (13%) and other ethnic groups (11%).

In 2026, 69 pupils (17.6%) received SEN support and 2 (0.5%) 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.

Conway Primary School had 30 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Small Heath Rail Station, about 750 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shree Ram Mandir (opposite), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Conway 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, Conway Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Conway Primary School are Ark Boulton Academy (0.4 miles), Holy Trinity Catholic School (0.6 miles), Small Heath Leadership Academy (0.9 miles) and Ark Victoria Academy (1 mile).