Northfield Manor Primary Academy, Birmingham

Ofsted's report card from its 14 April 2026 inspection grades Northfield Manor Primary Academy on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve well across the school."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders take a proactive and inclusive approach to attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed a curriculum that reflects the school's context and priorities."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children get off to a very positive start in the early years."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Pupils benefit from an inclusive culture where staff understand the barriers many of them face."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders have a clear and ambitious vision for the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Pupils benefit from a well‑designed personal development programme that reflects the school's context, where many families face economic hardship and some pupils have limited experiences beyond their immediate community."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to secure consistency in how well the curriculum is implemented, ensuring that effective pedagogical approaches are embedded securely across all subjects and year groups"; "Leaders should further improve attendance and reduce persistent absence by continuing to analyse patterns, evaluate the impact of interventions and ensure that strategies address both persistent absence and emerging concerns".

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Northfield Manor Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 92% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (90% in reading, 87% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 57 families put Northfield Manor Primary Academy as their first choice and 144 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 Northfield Manor Primary Academy are Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 77% reading, 73% maths); Green Meadow Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 72% reading, 78% maths); Princethorpe Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 86% maths); and Princethorpe Infant School (0.6 miles, Good).

Northfield Manor Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Northfield Manor Primary Academy is one of 11 schools run by Victoria Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

47.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 33.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (39%), Black (17%) and Mixed (15%).

In 2026, 60 pupils (16.1%) received SEN support and 8 (2.1%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Selly Oak Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Northfield Manor School (opposite), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 250 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, Northfield Manor Primary Academy issued 4 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Northfield Manor Primary Academy are Bournville School (0.5 miles), E-ACT Shenley Academy (0.6 miles), The University of Birmingham School (0.7 miles) and Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School (0.8 miles).