Hill West Primary School, Sutton Coldfield

Ofsted's report card from its 6 May 2026 inspection grades Hill West Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders are knowledgeable and committed to constantly improving the early years setting."

Achievement - Expected standard. "On the whole, pupils achieve well in national tests."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders know how important it is for pupils to attend school every day."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have made sure that the curriculum at the school is well designed, adapted and taught."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure pupils' needs are identified early."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "School leaders are dedicated, committed and place kindness and love at the heart of everything that they do."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have thought carefully about personal development, wellbeing and spiritual, moral, social and cultural education."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers adapt tasks and activities more precisely, so that learning is consistently well matched to individual pupils' needs"; "Leaders should continue to monitor the effectiveness of their personal development programme to ensure that pupils can confidently talk about what they have learned in detail"; "Leaders should continue their work to improve the attainment and attendance of disadvantaged pupils".

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Hill West Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 89% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 23 families put Hill West Primary School as their first choice and 85 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 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 Hill West Primary School are Four Oaks Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 97% reading, 97% maths); Mere Green Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 75% reading, 80% maths); Little Aston Primary Academy (1 mile, Requires improvement, 97% reading, 82% maths); and Coppice Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 95% reading, 95% maths).

Hill West Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Hill West Primary School is one of 24 schools run by The Arthur Terry 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.

37 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hill West Primary School (as of September 2025): 76% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).

In 2026, 46 pupils (11.8%) received SEN support and 9 (2.3%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Butlers Lane Rail Station, about 490 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is White Farm Road (opposite), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 71 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435).

In 2024/25, Hill West Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.