Elms Farm Community Primary School
Dorncliffe Avenue, Birmingham, B33 0PJ
414 pupils · 99% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Free school meals
- 62.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 16 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 60% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 37 | 35 | 100 | 36 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 53 | 52 | 110 | 53 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 40 | 36 | 89 | 38 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 47 | 45 | 106 | 47 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 29 | 27 | 69 | 28 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 27 | 26 | 70 | 27 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 38 | 32 | 98 | 38 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 36 | 31 | 91 | 36 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Stanville Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Mapledene Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Marston Green Infant Academy 1.5 km · Good (2019) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.