Fordbridge Community Primary School, Birmingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Fordbridge provides an exceptional learning environment where every child thrives academically and personally. The school excels at removing barriers to learning, ensuring disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs achieve well alongside their peers. With outstanding pastoral care, consistent behaviour standards, and an extensive enrichment programme, pupils develop confidence, resilience and a genuine love of learning.
Key Strengths
- Broad, ambitious curriculum with strong focus on reading, writing and mathematics with excellent subject knowledge from teachers
- Highly inclusive culture with excellent support for pupils with special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils
- Extensive personal development programme with numerous clubs, sports, arts and enrichment activities
- Strong careers education programme with employer engagement and career tasters
- Consistently positive pupil behaviour and respectful relationships across the school
Areas for Improvement
- Pupil attendance needs further improvement - while leaders' work is having positive impact, improvements are not yet consistent for all pupils
- Attainment at higher standard in key stage 2 mathematics identified as an area requiring continued focus
- Early years staff interactions with children could be more consistently high-quality to maximise language learning opportunities
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, arts activities, educational visits, creative projects, breakfast club, ready to learn sessions, pupil leader roles
Fordbridge Community Primary School is a high-performing school with strong standards across curriculum, teaching, inclusion and personal development. The school creates a calm, nurturing environment where all pupils feel safe, valued and well supported.
At a Glance
59.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 84%. Maths has remained stable at around 81%. Writing has remained stable at around 78%.
Class Sizes
28.6
Avg class size
30.6
Infant (KS1)
28.6
KS2
16
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
522 pupils
600 capacity
78 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Birmingham
Admissions Demand - Solihull
Places available
2,650
Applications
2,115
Got 1st preference
92.6%
Got preferred school
99.3%
Primary admissions across Solihull (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.9177%
Overall absence
15.311%
Persistent absence
418
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Fordbridge Community Primary School
John Henry Newman Catholic College
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)
Grace Academy Solihull
Centre for Accelerated Learning
Tile Cross Academy
Forest Oak School
Merstone School
Smith's Wood Academy
Hallmoor School
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