Timberley Academy, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "Timberley is a Fully Accessible Mainstream (FAM) Academy that is committed to inclusive education and meeting the needs of all children. We see our children as individuals and strive to fulfil not just their academic potential but their personal, spiritual, social, moral and emotional development through an exciting and stimulating environment."

The school runs a breakfast club, from £1.50 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Saturday 31 October 2026, an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026, an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 and an open day on Tuesday 24 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Timberley Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 62% in reading and 68% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 50 families put Timberley Academy as their first choice and 122 named it as one of their preferences, for 54 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 Timberley Academy are Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, 70% reading, 52% maths); Hillstone Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 75% reading, 78% maths); Brownmead Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 97% reading, 97% maths); and Castle Bromwich Junior School (0.5 miles, 80% reading, 78% maths).

Timberley Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Timberley Academy is one of 8 schools run by Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

59.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 195 pupils (34.9%) received SEN support and 23 (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 speech, language and communication needs.

Timberley Academy has a resourced provision for physical disability: 4 places, 4 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Lea Hall Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Timberley Lane (adjacent), 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Timberley Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Timberley Academy issued 16 suspensions, 2.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Timberley Academy are Tile Cross Academy (1 mile), Centre for Accelerated Learning (1.1 miles), Park Hall Academy (1.1 miles) and Smith's Wood Academy (1.1 miles).