Crown Meadow First School & Nursery, Birmingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Crown Meadow creates a genuine sense of community where all pupils feel welcomed and valued. The school excels at helping children behave well, attend regularly, and develop into respectful, tolerant young people ready for modern Britain. Strong pastoral care and early identification of needs means vulnerable pupils receive timely support.
Key Strengths
- Strong attendance rates above national averages and calm, orderly behaviour throughout the school
- Positive school culture where pupils feel safe, happy, and included regardless of background
- Well-sequenced curriculum with effective phonics teaching from the earliest stage
- Strong pastoral support and wellbeing provision for pupils
- Good safeguarding practices with an open culture of responsibility
Areas for Improvement
- Gaps in spelling and handwriting knowledge affecting many pupils' ability to record learning
- Teaching not consistently matched to individual pupil needs, particularly for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND
- Early years staff lack purposeful conversation with children to develop language and vocabulary
- Recent leadership changes have created turbulence and uneven implementation of improvements
- Some staff need more subject-specific expertise to teach curriculum consistently well
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and acted upon.
Extracurricular Activities
Trips to farms and businesses, sporting events, themed days including British values day, clubs, residentials, games at lunchtimes, pupil leadership roles
Crown Meadow First School & Nursery is a welcoming community where pupils are happy, behave well, and feel safe. The school has recently undergone significant leadership changes and is working to improve teaching quality and support for vulnerable learners.
At a Glance
7.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
30.9
Avg class size
28.4
Infant (KS1)
30.3
KS2
10
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
112%
Over capacity
337 pupils
300 capacity
37 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Birmingham
Admissions Demand - Worcestershire
Places available
6,938
Applications
5,554
Got 1st preference
94.3%
Got preferred school
98.5%
Primary admissions across Worcestershire (2025/26)
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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
4.04697%
Overall absence
10.16949%
Persistent absence
236
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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