Fordbridge Community Primary School, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am extremely proud to be the Headteacher at Fordbridge Community Primary School. Our motto, "Achieving Excellence Together," is at the heart of everything we do and is underpinned by our Golden Values."

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Fordbridge Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 81% in Solihull and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (83% in reading, 79% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 59 families put Fordbridge Community Primary School as their first choice and 126 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 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 Fordbridge Community Primary School are St Anne's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, 79% reading, 90% maths); St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 90% reading, 80% maths); The Shirestone Academy (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 90% maths); and Coleshill Heath School (0.7 miles).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Fordbridge Community Primary School.

Fordbridge Community Primary School is one of 5 schools run by Prosper Together Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

44 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Fordbridge Community Primary School (as of April 2026): 86% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (86%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (75%).

56.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 118 pupils (22.6%) received SEN support and 20 (3.8%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Marston Green Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

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

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Fordbridge Community 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 August 2026, police recorded 493 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Solihull (226), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Fordbridge Community Primary School issued 26 suspensions, 5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Fordbridge Community Primary School are John Henry Newman Catholic College (0.2 miles), Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst (0.3 miles), WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) (0.4 miles) and Grace Academy Solihull (0.5 miles).