Turves Green Primary School, Birmingham

Good
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~397m)Possible (~567m)Unlikely (~737m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Emma Young
Pupils:354 / 420 capacity
LA:Birmingham
Phone:01214643686
Address:Northfield, Birmingham, B31 4BP
Trust:EXCELSIOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 April 2017

Ofsted Rating

Good

Overall

URN:144390
UKPRN:10063405
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Birmingham Northfield
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Turves Green Primary School excels at creating a caring, well-organised learning environment where children are motivated and engaged. Teachers expertly check understanding and provide clear feedback, while pupils with additional needs receive swift, tailored support. The school goes beyond academics to build confident, responsible citizens through enrichment activities like residential trips, workshops, and visits to places of worship.

Key Strengths

  • Well-designed, ambitious curriculum that is carefully sequenced and builds learning over time
  • Highly effective early reading and phonics teaching with strong support for struggling readers
  • Excellent support for pupils with SEND who are quickly identified and helped to progress well
  • Strong enrichment activities including trips, visits, workshops, and experiences that bring learning to life
  • Pupils feel safe and supported with clear routines and swift resolution of behaviour issues

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils do not attend school regularly enough and miss valuable learning - the school needs to strengthen strategies to reduce absences and improve punctuality
  • Some independent learning activities do not provide enough opportunities for pupils to extend and deepen their learning
  • Pupils sometimes lack clarity on how to structure their work independently to build on what they have learned

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with the school creating an open and positive culture around safeguarding and pupil behaviour.

Extracurricular Activities

Trips to castles and museums, annual residential trips, sleep under the stars events, public speaking workshops, money management activities, opera workshops, sporting competitions, play leader activities

Turves Green Primary School has successfully maintained the good standards from its previous inspection. The school provides a calm, nurturing environment where pupils are happy, safe, and well-behaved, with high expectations for achievement.

At a Glance

62.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

PD - Physical Disability

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

115 responses
Would recommend82%
Child is happy86%
Well taught95%
Good progress87%
Feels safe94%
Well behaved83%
Bullying dealt with29%
Kept informed84%
Handles concerns55%
Wider development77%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-1ppMaths-2ppWriting

Reading has remained stable at around 66%. Maths has remained stable at around 63%. Writing has remained stable at around 63%.

Class Sizes

26.9

Avg class size

26.3

Infant (KS1)

27.3

KS2

14

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Longbridge Rail Station
866m · 14 min walk
Northfield Rail Station
965m · 16 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

84%

Available places

354 pupils

420 capacity

66 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham

Low pressure
New homes approved:19,703
Projected new pupils:4,926

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Birmingham

Admissions Demand - Birmingham

Low demand0.81x oversubscription

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(103)

Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

8.40403%

Overall absence

24.85876%

Persistent absence

354

Enrolments

Authorised5.42208%
Unauthorised2.98195%
Persistent (10%+)24.85876%
Severe (50%+)3.9548%

Absence trend

5.10794%
18/19
4.76899%
20/21
8.27419%
21/22
7.16994%
22/23
8.10869%
23/24
8.40403%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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