Hamstead Primary School
Hamstead Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 5BE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Nicholas Fowler
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- West Bromwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 423
- URN
- 103895
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01213571557
About this school
Hamstead Primary School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 423 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hamstead 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 September 2021, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 62 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 61% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 8% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 81% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 68% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 74% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Hamstead 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 | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 446 |
| 2024/25 | 425 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hamstead Primary School compares
Hamstead Primary School ranked 30th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.2% | 32% | 423 | — |
| Ferndale Primary School | 66% | 4.7% | 32.7% | 551 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School | 60% | 4.9% | 43.3% | 207 | 0.7 miles |
| Grove Vale Primary School | 83% | 4.6% | 13.6% | 421 | 0.7 miles |
| Holy Name Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 191 | 0.8 miles |
| Dorrington Academy | 75% | 6.8% | 36.5% | 651 | 1.0 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)
- 31.96%
- English as an additional language
- 21.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.21%
- Persistent absence
- 15.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ferndale Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Mark's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Grove Vale Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Holy Name Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Dorrington Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Hamstead Primary School ranks 121st 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 Hamstead Primary School teach?
- Hamstead Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Hamstead Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hamstead Primary School is Mr Nicholas Fowler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hamstead Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hamstead 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 Hamstead Primary School?
- Hamstead Primary School has 423 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hamstead Primary School full?
- Hamstead Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 423 on roll (88%), 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 Hamstead Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hamstead Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hamstead Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hamstead Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hamstead Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hamstead Primary School compare with other schools in Sandwell?
- Hamstead Primary School ranked 30th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hamstead Primary School's absence rate?
- Hamstead Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hamstead Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hamstead 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.