Bordesley Green Primary School
Marchmont Road, Birmingham, B9 5XX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Karl Holmes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 712
- Pupils on roll
- 639
- URN
- 103172
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217721601
About this school
Bordesley Green Primary School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 639 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 88 | 86 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 44% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 57% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 57% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 67% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bordesley Green Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 670 |
| 2023/24 | 680 |
| 2024/25 | 671 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bordesley Green Primary School compares
Bordesley Green Primary School ranked 241st of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 8.3% | 52.8% | 639 | — |
| Alston Primary School | 59% | 6.2% | 54.8% | 636 | 0.4 miles |
| Marlborough Primary School | 35% | 6.4% | 57.4% | 598 | 0.5 miles |
| Parkfield Community School | 72% | 7.5% | 69.4% | 656 | 0.6 miles |
| Shaw Hill Primary School | 70% | 7.2% | 56.7% | 474 | 0.7 miles |
| The Rosary Catholic Primary School | 49% | 5.7% | 47.5% | 342 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.83%
- English as an additional language
- 84.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.25%
- Persistent absence
- 31.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alston Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Marlborough Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Parkfield Community School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Shaw Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
The Rosary Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Bordesley Green Primary School ranks 246th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bordesley Green Primary School teach?
- Bordesley Green Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bordesley Green Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bordesley Green Primary School is Mr Karl Holmes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bordesley Green Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bordesley Green Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Bordesley Green Primary School?
- Bordesley Green Primary School has 639 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bordesley Green Primary School full?
- Bordesley Green Primary School has capacity for 712 pupils and 639 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bordesley Green Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bordesley Green Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bordesley Green Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bordesley Green Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Bordesley Green Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bordesley Green Primary School rank locally?
- Bordesley Green Primary School ranked 241st of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bordesley Green Primary School's absence rate?
- Bordesley Green Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bordesley Green Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bordesley Green Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.