Firs Primary School
Dreghorn Road, Birmingham, B36 8LL
279 pupils · 66% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- WASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Free school meals
- 74.2%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 7 June 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 | 48% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“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 — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 27 | 74 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 24 | 23 | 77 | 23 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 29 | 84 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 28 | 78 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 22 | 22 | 77 | 22 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 29 | 79 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 29 | 27 | 82 | 28 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 36 | 36 | 95 | 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
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School 0.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Heathlands Primary Academy 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Tame Valley Academy 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Hodge Hill Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Colebourne Primary School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2024)
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.