Topcliffe Primary School, Birmingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Topcliffe is a caring school where pupils feel safe and valued. The school is highly ambitious for all children, particularly those with additional needs, and ensures they get the support needed to succeed. Children benefit from many exciting opportunities including the popular GOATI (Get Outside And Try It!) initiative, sports activities, leadership roles, and community involvement that bring learning to life.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional support for pupils with special educational needs - both in resource bases and main school - enabling them to achieve well and be fully included
- Outstanding early years provision with highly skilled staff who help children catch up quickly and become independent learners
- Excellent phonics teaching with consistent, skilled instruction and quick identification of errors
- Strong focus on personal development and extra-curricular opportunities that build confidence and community involvement
- Effective behaviour management with staff who model respectful relationships and support pupils with emotional difficulties
Areas for Improvement
- Curriculum implementation is not consistent across some subjects, meaning pupils do not build knowledge as well as they could in these areas
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
GOATI (Get Outside And Try It!), sporting activities, leadership roles, ambassa-doers community activities, class representation
Topcliffe Primary School is a friendly, ambitious school where pupils learn the values of being healthy, aspirational, respectful, resilient and independent. The school is rated Good for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management, with Outstanding ratings for personal development and early years provision.
At a Glance
72.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
20 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 54% to 40%. Maths has declined from 57% to 30%. Writing has declined from 59% to 35%.
Class Sizes
16.6
Avg class size
27.3
Infant (KS1)
16.2
KS2
15
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
117%
Over capacity
246 pupils
210 capacity
36 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Birmingham
Admissions Demand - Birmingham
Places available
15,570
Applications
12,541
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Primary admissions across Birmingham (2025/26)
Inspection History(3)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.30158%
Overall absence
22.37443%
Persistent absence
219
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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