Elms Farm Community Primary School
Dorncliffe Avenue, Sheldon, Birmingham, B33 0PJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Baxter
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Birmingham Yardley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 414
- URN
- 103381
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214644634
About this school
Elms Farm Community Primary School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 414 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Elms Farm Community 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong 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 | 55 | 60 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 57% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 65% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 72% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 65% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Elms Farm Community 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 | 49% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 385 |
| 2023/24 | 416 |
| 2024/25 | 420 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elms Farm Community Primary School compares
Elms Farm Community Primary School ranked 177th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6% | 64.6% | 414 | — |
| Stanville Primary School | 69% | 6.5% | 50.5% | 223 | 0.3 miles |
| Mapledene Primary School | 63% | 6.8% | 43.1% | 293 | 0.4 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | 42% | 6.9% | 33.4% | 331 | 0.7 miles |
| Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior | 71% | 5% | 61.9% | 330 | 0.8 miles |
| Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants | — | 4.8% | 51% | 246 | 0.8 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 report13 January 2026
- 22 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 64.63%
- English as an additional language
- 35.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.95%
- Persistent absence
- 16.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stanville Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Mapledene Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Elms Farm Community Primary School ranks 176th 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 Elms Farm Community Primary School teach?
- Elms Farm Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Elms Farm Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Elms Farm Community Primary School is Miss Emma Baxter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Elms Farm Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elms Farm Community 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 Elms Farm Community Primary School?
- Elms Farm Community Primary School has 414 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Elms Farm Community Primary School full?
- Elms Farm Community Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 414 on roll (99%), 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 Elms Farm Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Elms Farm Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Elms Farm Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Elms Farm Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Elms Farm Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Elms Farm Community Primary School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Elms Farm Community Primary School ranked 177th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Elms Farm Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Elms Farm Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Elms Farm Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elms Farm Community 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.