Woodcock Hill Primary School, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "I would like to extend a warm welcome to Woodcock Hill Primary School. We are a small, one form entry school located on the borders of Northfield and Bartley Green. I am tremendously proud to lead a dedicated team that provides the best education and life skills for the pupils in our care."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:15am and after-school care.

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils at Woodcock Hill Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 55% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 33% in reading and 57% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Woodcock Hill Primary School as their first choice and 56 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Woodcock Hill Primary School are Green Meadow Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 72% reading, 78% maths); Princethorpe Infant School (0.7 miles, Good); Princethorpe Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 83% reading, 86% maths); and St Michael's Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 61% reading, 59% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Woodcock Hill Primary School.

68.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Northfield Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Longfield Road (opposite), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Woodcock Hill Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 247 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435).

In 2024/25, Woodcock Hill Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 4.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Woodcock Hill Primary School are E-ACT Shenley Academy (0.3 miles), King Edward VI Five Ways School (0.7 miles), Bartley Green School (0.8 miles) and Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre (1 mile).