Marsh Hill Primary School, Birmingham
Marsh Hill Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Birmingham. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 248th-highest of the 275 schools in Birmingham with published results, and 12,831st of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Birmingham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Marsh Hill Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils at Marsh Hill Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 60% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 83% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Marsh Hill Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 68 families put Marsh Hill Primary School as their first choice and 196 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 10 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Marsh Hill Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Marsh Hill Primary School are Brookvale Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 90% reading, 74% maths); St Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant School (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 80% maths); Oasis Academy Short Heath (0.8 miles, Good, 82% reading, 88% maths); and Featherstone Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 74% reading, 72% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Marsh Hill Primary School.
Brookvale Primary SchoolSt Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant SchoolOasis Academy Short HeathFeatherstone Primary School
Who goes there
51.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 74 pupils (17.8%) received SEN support and 4 (1%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Gravelly Hill Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Woolmore Road (adjacent), 60 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Marsh Hill Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Marsh Hill Primary School issued 15 suspensions, 3.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Marsh Hill Primary School are Stockland Green School (0.3 miles), E-ACT North Birmingham Academy (0.7 miles) and Prince Albert High School (1.1 miles).
Stockland Green SchoolE-ACT North Birmingham AcademyPrince Albert High School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from June 2018, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2018 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
51.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 83% to 61% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 77% to 60% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 73% to 58% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.6
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
29.9
KS2
14
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Marsh Hill Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Marsh Hill Primary School.
- Our Special Angels-Wilson Stuart980m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Marsh Hill Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Birmingham. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Marsh Hill Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Marsh Hill Primary School is in Birmingham; for families living there:
- How to apply: Travel passes for 5 to 16 year olds
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 33
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 33 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 28 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 7 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Marsh Hill Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
417 pupils
420 places
3 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Birmingham
Across Birmingham council
Places available
15,375
Applications
12,117
Got 1st preference
92.1%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Birmingham council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(11)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
74
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
18.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
415
Total Pupils
200
Boys
215
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
21.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,675
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,501
Per pupil
£3152k
Total funding
£303k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.2%
Overall absence
17.0%
Persistent absence
370
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Marsh Hill Primary School
Questions parents ask about Marsh Hill Primary School
What are SATs results like at Marsh Hill Primary School?
Of the pupils at Marsh Hill Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 61% reached the expected standard in reading and 60% did so in maths.
What is Marsh Hill Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Marsh Hill Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2018, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Marsh Hill Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Marsh Hill Primary School is oversubscribed, Birmingham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Marsh Hill Primary School?
Marsh Hill Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Marsh Hill Primary School?
Classes at Marsh Hill Primary School average 29.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Marsh Hill Primary School?
Marsh Hill Primary School has around 415 pupils on roll. 52% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Marsh Hill Primary School?
6.2% of sessions were missed at Marsh Hill Primary School in 2024/25. 17% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Marsh Hill Primary School?
Apply through Birmingham's coordinated admissions process, naming Marsh Hill Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Marsh Hill Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Marsh Hill Primary School: Our Special Angels-Wilson Stuart (980m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Marsh Hill Primary School's term dates?
Marsh Hill Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Birmingham. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Marsh Hill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 33 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 28 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 7 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Marsh Hill Primary School?
Marsh Hill Primary School is at Marsh Hill, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 7HY.
Sources: Birmingham term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)