Bordesley Village Primary School
Emmeline Street, Birmingham, B9 4NG
291 pupils · 63% of 459 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- CROMWELL LEARNING COMMUNITY ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Free school meals
- 59.5%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 March 2026, published 12 May 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 | 91% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“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 | 65 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 31 | 67 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 40 | 35 | 70 | 38 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 26 | 23 | 48 | 25 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 33 | 27 | 65 | 32 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 19 | 16 | 45 | 19 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 37 | 34 | 67 | 35 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 28 | 26 | 70 | 28 |
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
- Regents Park Community Primary School 0.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Wyndcliffe Primary School 0.7 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.9 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Adderley Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.