Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base
Welsh House Farm Road, Quinton, Birmingham, B32 2NG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Bridget Jay
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 248
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- URN
- 103295
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214644355
About this school
Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 212 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 30 | 30 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 47% | 32% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 60% | 44% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 57% | 44% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 57% | 41% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.70 | - | - |
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 Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base 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 | 37% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 32% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 236 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 235 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base compares
Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base ranked 262nd of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32% | 6.7% | 70.9% | 212 | — |
| World's End Infant and Nursery School | — | 8.4% | 35.2% | 280 | 0.6 miles |
| World's End Junior School | 61% | 5.7% | 54.5% | 353 | 0.6 miles |
| Woodhouse Primary Academy | 75% | 5.6% | 48.8% | 456 | 0.6 miles |
| Paganel Primary School | 56% | 7.4% | 62.1% | 404 | 0.6 miles |
| St Peters CofE Primary School | 72% | 4.2% | 20.3% | 430 | 0.6 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)
- 70.89%
- English as an additional language
- 56.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.73%
- Persistent absence
- 21.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
World's End Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
World's End Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Woodhouse Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Paganel Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Peters CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base ranks 269th 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 ages does Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base teach?
- Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base?
- The headteacher of Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base is Mrs Bridget Jay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base?
- Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base has 212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base full?
- Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base has capacity for 248 pupils and 212 on roll (85%), 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 Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base a faith school?
- No. Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base has no designated religious character.
- Does Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base have?
- The schools register lists Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 32% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base ranked 262nd of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base's absence rate?
- Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base'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.