Glenmead Primary School
Glenmead Road, Birmingham, B44 8UQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Louise Spencer
- Constituency
- Birmingham Erdington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 263
- URN
- 103320
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214643173
About this school
Glenmead Primary School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 263 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 | 57 | 56 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 48% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 68% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 59% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 55% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 Glenmead 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 | 40% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 302 |
| 2023/24 | 290 |
| 2024/25 | 264 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Glenmead Primary School compares
Glenmead Primary School ranked 197th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.8% | 40.5% | 263 | — |
| Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy | 71% | 5.1% | 33.3% | 441 | 0.2 miles |
| Beeches Junior School | 63% | 5.2% | 47.2% | 361 | 0.3 miles |
| Greenholm Primary School | 65% | 5.1% | 36.2% | 628 | 0.5 miles |
| Maryvale Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 222 | 0.6 miles |
| Calshot Primary School | 66% | 6.1% | 35.2% | 436 | 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)
- 40.53%
- English as an additional language
- 26.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.76%
- Persistent absence
- 13.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Beeches Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Greenholm Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Maryvale Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Calshot Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Glenmead Primary School ranks 198th 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 Glenmead Primary School teach?
- Glenmead Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the head teacher of Glenmead Primary School?
- The head teacher of Glenmead Primary School is Mrs Louise Spencer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Glenmead Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glenmead 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 Glenmead Primary School?
- Glenmead Primary School has 263 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Glenmead Primary School full?
- Glenmead Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 263 on roll (63%), 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 Glenmead Primary School a faith school?
- No. Glenmead Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Glenmead Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Glenmead Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Glenmead Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Glenmead Primary School rank locally?
- Glenmead Primary School ranked 197th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Glenmead Primary School's absence rate?
- Glenmead Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Glenmead Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Glenmead 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.