Fordbridge Community Primary School
Crabtree Drive, Birmingham, B37 5BU
522 pupils · 87% of 600 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- PROSPER TOGETHER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Free school meals
- 59.6%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 6 February 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 | 74% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“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 — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 59 | 126 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 58 | 58 | 95 | 58 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 61 | 115 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 57 | 59 | 99 | 57 |
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 Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Shirestone Academy 1.1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Coleshill Heath School 1.2 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Yorkswood Primary School 1.2 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · 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.