Turves Green Primary School, Birmingham
Turves Green Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Birmingham, part of Excelsior Multi Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2020. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 234th-highest of the 275 schools in Birmingham with published results, and 12,028th of 14,452 across England. It was 91% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2020)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
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
Turves Green Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils at Turves Green Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 63% 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 (67% in reading, 65% in maths).
Getting a place at Turves Green Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 44 families put Turves Green Primary School as their first choice and 129 named it as one of their preferences, for 48 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Turves Green Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Turves Green Primary School are Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 70% reading, 72% maths); The Meadows Primary School (0.5 miles); St John Fisher Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, 87% reading, 80% maths); and West Heath Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 79% reading, 71% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Turves Green Primary School.
Albert Bradbeer Primary AcademyThe Meadows Primary SchoolSt John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolWest Heath Primary School
The trust
Turves Green Primary School is one of 8 schools run by Excelsior Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
115 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Turves Green Primary School (as of September 2025): 82% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 66% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (66%).
Who goes there
62.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 44 pupils (12.4%) received SEN support and 10 (2.8%) 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.
Turves Green Primary School has a resourced provision: 4 places.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Longbridge Rail Station, about 870 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Clunbury Road (adjacent), 20 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Turves Green Primary School issued 60 suspensions, 16 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Turves Green Primary School are Turves Green Boys' School (under 0.1 miles), King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls (0.1 miles), St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School (1.2 miles) and Colmers School and Sixth Form College (1.4 miles).
Turves Green Boys' SchoolKing Edward VI Northfield School for GirlsSt Thomas Aquinas Catholic SchoolColmers School and Sixth Form College
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from February 2020, 6 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.
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
Resourced provision
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
115 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 66% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 63% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 63% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.6
Avg class size
24.0
Infant (KS1)
26.6
KS2
13
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Turves Green Primary School
Term dates
Turves Green Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Birmingham's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Turves Green Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Turves Green 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
- 14
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 9 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
4 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
384 pupils
420 places
36 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: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
44
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
15.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Turves Green Primary School has a resourced provision: 4 places.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
354
Total Pupils
160
Boys
194
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
18.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,118
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,070
Per pupil
£2815k
Total funding
£348k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
8.4%
Overall absence
24.9%
Persistent absence
354
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
Questions parents ask about Turves Green Primary School
What are SATs results like at Turves Green Primary School?
Of the pupils at Turves Green Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 66% reached the expected standard in reading and 63% did so in maths.
What is Turves Green Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Turves Green Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2020, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Turves Green Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Turves Green 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 Turves Green Primary School?
Turves Green Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Turves Green Primary School?
Classes at Turves Green Primary School average 25.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Turves Green Primary School?
Turves Green Primary School has around 354 pupils on roll. 62% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Turves Green Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Turves Green Primary School has a resourced provision: 4 places.
What is attendance like at Turves Green Primary School?
8.4% of sessions were missed at Turves Green Primary School in 2024/25. 24.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Turves Green Primary School?
Apply through Birmingham's coordinated admissions process, naming Turves Green 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.
How many road collisions happen near Turves Green Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 9 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 4 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 Turves Green Primary School?
Turves Green Primary School is at Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 4BP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)