Fairway Primary Academy, Birmingham

Ofsted's report card from its 14 July 2026 inspection grades Fairway Primary Academy on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils, including those who may be disadvantaged, typically achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have effective systems in place to help pupils attend school regularly."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Pupils study a broad and balanced curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise the early years and make sure that children have a positive start to school."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Inclusion is a priority for leaders."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders are highly ambitious and have a clear vision for the success of all pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that pupils follow an appropriate programme for personal development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that all staff have suitably high expectations for what pupils can achieve in all subjects, reflected in the quality of the work that pupils produce"; "Leaders should support staff to further improve the quality of pupils' handwriting so that it is more consistent across subjects and year groups".

In its own words: "Each academy within Greenheart Learning Partnership has a shared Vision and Ethos, however each academy is unique and its application of this vision and ethos uniquely reflects the community it serves. Fairway Primary Academy, in the Kings Norton area of Birmingham, provides for the education of children between the ages of four to eleven."

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Fairway Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (85% in reading, 67% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 12 families put Fairway Primary Academy as their first choice and 41 named it as one of their preferences, for 12 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Fairway Primary Academy are Wychall Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 62% reading, 74% maths); West Heath Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 79% reading, 71% maths); Hawkesley Church Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 81% reading, 85% maths); and Kings Norton Primary School (0.8 miles, 74% reading, 60% maths).

Fairway Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Fairway Primary Academy is one of 10 schools run by Greenheart Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

53.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (74%) and Mixed (9%).

The nearest railway station is Northfield Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dormie Close (adjacent), 150 metres away.

In 2024/25, Fairway Primary Academy issued 22 suspensions, 11.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Fairway Primary Academy are St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School (0.4 miles), Ark Kings Academy (0.8 miles), King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys (0.9 miles) and King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls (0.9 miles).