Bournville Village Primary
Linden Road, Bournville, Birmingham, B30 1JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head of School
- Mrs Amy Cooper
- Constituency
- Birmingham Selly Oak
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 654
- Pupils on roll
- 652
- URN
- 103445
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216759098
About this school
Bournville Village Primary is a voluntary aided primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 652 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bournville Village Primary, 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
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 | 96 | 94 | 96 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 66% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 14% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 82% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 77% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 85% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Bournville Village Primary 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 | 53% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 654 |
| 2023/24 | 652 |
| 2024/25 | 653 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bournville Village Primary compares
Bournville Village Primary ranked 34th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 3.6% | 14.6% | 652 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 90% | 2.7% | 15.7% | 210 | 0.5 miles |
| St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery | 71% | 3.8% | 13.5% | 218 | 0.5 miles |
| Raddlebarn Primary School | 65% | 5.8% | 26.7% | 391 | 0.6 miles |
| Stirchley Primary School | 67% | 5.2% | 34.5% | 224 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 73% | 4.4% | 25.2% | 413 | 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)
- 14.55%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.61%
- Persistent absence
- 7.84%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Raddlebarn Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Stirchley Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Bournville Village Primary ranks 32nd 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 Bournville Village Primary teach?
- Bournville Village Primary teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the head of school of Bournville Village Primary?
- The head of school of Bournville Village Primary is Mrs Amy Cooper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bournville Village Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bournville Village Primary, 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 Bournville Village Primary?
- Bournville Village Primary has 652 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Bournville Village Primary full?
- Bournville Village Primary has capacity for 654 pupils and 652 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Bournville Village Primary a faith school?
- No. Bournville Village Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Bournville Village Primary have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bournville Village Primary as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bournville Village Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bournville Village Primary compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Bournville Village Primary ranked 34th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bournville Village Primary's absence rate?
- Bournville Village Primary's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bournville Village Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bournville Village Primary'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 2 July 2026.