Gilbertstone Primary School
Clay Lane, Birmingham, B26 1EH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen O'Reilly
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Birmingham Yardley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 411
- URN
- 103201
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214644664
About this school
Gilbertstone Primary School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 411 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 71% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 12% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 80% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 80% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 81% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Gilbertstone 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 | 65% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 431 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 412 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gilbertstone Primary School compares
Gilbertstone Primary School ranked 95th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.9% | 36.9% | 411 | — |
| Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.9% | 37.7% | 279 | 0.4 miles |
| Cedars Academy | 36% | 6.2% | 56.6% | 301 | 0.5 miles |
| Holy Souls Catholic Primary School | 62% | 7.3% | 39% | 269 | 0.7 miles |
| Lyndon Green Junior School | 56% | 5.4% | 41% | 364 | 0.7 miles |
| Lyndon Green Infant School | — | 6.6% | 29.9% | 239 | 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)
- 36.89%
- English as an additional language
- 22.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.87%
- Persistent absence
- 13.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Cedars Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Holy Souls Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Lyndon Green Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Lyndon Green Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Gilbertstone Primary School ranks 93rd 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 Gilbertstone Primary School teach?
- Gilbertstone Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Gilbertstone Primary School?
- The headteacher of Gilbertstone Primary School is Mrs Karen O'Reilly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gilbertstone Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gilbertstone 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 Gilbertstone Primary School?
- Gilbertstone Primary School has 411 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Gilbertstone Primary School full?
- Gilbertstone Primary School has capacity for 446 pupils and 411 on roll (92%), 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 Gilbertstone Primary School a faith school?
- No. Gilbertstone Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gilbertstone Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Gilbertstone Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Gilbertstone Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gilbertstone Primary School rank locally?
- Gilbertstone Primary School ranked 95th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gilbertstone Primary School's absence rate?
- Gilbertstone Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gilbertstone Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gilbertstone 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.