Woodgate Primary School, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "We hope you will visit it often to get information about new events and changes at the school. It is still a work in progress and, as such, evolving all the time."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, drama, choir, chess, cooking, gardening and art.

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils at Woodgate Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 49% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 67% in reading and 67% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 39 families put Woodgate Primary School as their first choice and 116 named it as one of their preferences, for 40 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 Woodgate Primary School are St Peter's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, 97% reading, 93% maths); St Michael's Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 61% reading, 59% maths); Kitwell Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 63% reading, 63% maths); and Nonsuch Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 65% reading, 58% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Woodgate Primary School.

49 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Woodgate Primary School (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 64% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (64%).

57.9% 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 2.6 miles away in a straight line.

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Carmel Grove (adjacent), 180 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 147 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435).

In 2024/25, Woodgate Primary School issued 32 suspensions, 7.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Woodgate Primary School are Bartley Green School (0.3 miles), King Edward VI Five Ways School (0.5 miles), Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre (1.2 miles) and Lift Four Dwellings Secondary (1.2 miles).