Crown Meadow First School & Nursery
Birmingham Road, Alvechurch, Birmingham, B48 7TA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Hilary Allan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 337
- URN
- 116646
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214454540
About this school
Crown Meadow First School & Nursery is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 2 to 9 and has 337 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Crown Meadow First School & Nursery, 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
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Crown Meadow First School & Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 332 |
| 2023/24 | 336 |
| 2024/25 | 339 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crown Meadow First School & Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.1% | 8.9% | 337 | — |
| St Andrew's CofE First School | — | 2.9% | 4.6% | 218 | 1.3 miles |
| Blackwell First School | — | 3.3% | 1.4% | 187 | 2.3 miles |
| Cofton Primary School | 60% | 4.2% | 32.1% | 408 | 2.4 miles |
| Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery | 67% | 4.4% | 9.7% | 371 | 2.6 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.3% | 28.1% | 206 | 2.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.87%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.05%
- Persistent absence
- 10.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Andrew's CofE First School1.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Blackwell First School2.3 miles
Primary · Bromsgrove
-
Cofton Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery2.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other 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 Crown Meadow First School & Nursery teach?
- Crown Meadow First School & Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 9. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Crown Meadow First School & Nursery?
- The headteacher of Crown Meadow First School & Nursery is Ms Hilary Allan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Crown Meadow First School & Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crown Meadow First School & Nursery, 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 Crown Meadow First School & Nursery?
- Crown Meadow First School & Nursery has 337 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 9.
- Is Crown Meadow First School & Nursery full?
- Crown Meadow First School & Nursery has capacity for 300 pupils and 337 on roll (112%), 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 Crown Meadow First School & Nursery a faith school?
- No. Crown Meadow First School & Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Crown Meadow First School & Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Crown Meadow First School & Nursery as having nursery classes.
- What is Crown Meadow First School & Nursery's absence rate?
- Crown Meadow First School & Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Crown Meadow First School & Nursery publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Crown Meadow First School & Nursery. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 30 June 2026.