Featherstone Primary School, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "It has been designed to give you all the information that you need as a parent or prospective parent, as well as give you a good feel for what life for a child is like at Featherstone Primary School."

Coming up: an open day on Monday 26 October 2026, an open day on Friday 30 October 2026 and an open day on Monday 2 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at Featherstone Primary School 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 rose from 60% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 52 families put Featherstone Primary School as their first choice and 181 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 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 Featherstone Primary School are Osborne Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 61% reading, 50% maths); Court Farm Primary School (0.5 miles, 53% reading, 57% maths); SS Mary & John Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 72% reading, 73% maths); and Oasis Academy Short Heath (0.7 miles, Good, 82% reading, 88% maths).

Featherstone Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

23 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Featherstone Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that their child is happy at the school (100%).

50.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 44.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (26%), Black (25%) and White British (22%).

The nearest railway station is Erdington Rail Station, about 720 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Glenville Drive (before), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Featherstone Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 661 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Featherstone Primary School issued 20 suspensions, 4.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Featherstone Primary School are Stockland Green School (0.5 miles), St Edmund Campion Catholic School (0.9 miles) and Erdington Academy (0.9 miles).