Water Mill Primary School
Water Mill Close, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6TS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Martin Hill
- Constituency
- Birmingham Selly Oak
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 103326
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214647769
About this school
Water Mill Primary School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 205 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Water Mill Primary School, 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 27 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 85% | 74% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 11% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 89% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 89% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 81% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Water Mill 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 | 85% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 204 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Water Mill Primary School compares
Water Mill Primary School ranked 60th of 264 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 6.9% | 46.2% | 205 | — |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 73% | 4.4% | 25.2% | 413 | 0.5 miles |
| Tiverton Academy | 74% | 6.7% | 38% | 202 | 0.6 miles |
| St Peters CofE Primary School | 72% | 4.2% | 20.3% | 430 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 84% | 3.4% | 19.3% | 418 | 0.8 miles |
| Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School | 50% | 6.3% | 48.6% | 233 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report9 June 2026
- 24 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.15%
- English as an additional language
- 53.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.88%
- Persistent absence
- 19.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Tiverton Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Peters CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Water Mill Primary School ranks 57th of the 272 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
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Paula Rudd (until September 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Paula Rudd to Mr Martin Hill recorded 10 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Water Mill Primary School teach?
- Water Mill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Water Mill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Water Mill Primary School is Mr Martin Hill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Water Mill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Water Mill 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 many pupils are at Water Mill Primary School?
- Water Mill Primary School has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Water Mill Primary School full?
- Water Mill Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 205 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Water Mill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Water Mill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Water Mill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Water Mill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Water Mill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 85% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Water Mill Primary School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Water Mill Primary School ranked 60th of 264 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Water Mill Primary School's absence rate?
- Water Mill Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Water Mill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Water Mill 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 10 September 2026.