Four Oaks Primary School
Edge Hill Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Four Oaks Learning Trust For Excellence
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Benton
- Constituency
- Sutton Coldfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 131920
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216754040
About this school
Four Oaks Primary School is a foundation primary school in Sutton Coldfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 420 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 90% | 90% | 93% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 23% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 90% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 97% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 97% | 98% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 111.0 | 112.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.20 | - | - |
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 Four Oaks 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 | 90% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 93% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 421 |
| 2023/24 | 423 |
| 2024/25 | 418 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Four Oaks Primary School compares
Four Oaks Primary School ranked 3rd of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 93% | 2.9% | 7.9% | 420 | — |
| Hill West Primary School | 78% | 3.4% | 17% | 389 | 0.4 miles |
| Little Aston Primary Academy | 82% | 4.8% | 10.1% | 203 | 0.8 miles |
| Mere Green Primary School | 64% | 5.2% | 14.8% | 422 | 1.1 miles |
| Coppice Primary School | 92% | 3.5% | 9% | 415 | 1.6 miles |
| Manor Primary School | 69% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 411 | 1.6 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)
- 7.89%
- English as an additional language
- 37.3%
- Overall absence
- 2.94%
- Persistent absence
- 3.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hill West Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Little Aston Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Mere Green Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Coppice Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Manor Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
Other schools in Sutton Coldfield
Four Oaks Primary School ranks 2nd of the 26 ranked primary schools in Sutton Coldfield.
- Blackwood School Primary
- Boldmere Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Boldmere Junior School Primary
- Coppice Primary School Primary
- Curdworth Primary School Primary
- Hill West Primary School Primary
- Holland House Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Hollyfield Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Lindens Academy Primary
- Little Aston Primary Academy Primary
- Little Sutton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Four Oaks Primary School teach?
- Four Oaks Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sutton Coldfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Four Oaks Primary School?
- The headteacher of Four Oaks Primary School is Mr Mark Benton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Four Oaks Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Four Oaks 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 big is Four Oaks Primary School?
- Four Oaks Primary School has 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Four Oaks Primary School full?
- Four Oaks Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 420 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 Four Oaks Primary School a faith school?
- No. Four Oaks Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Four Oaks Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Four Oaks Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Four Oaks Primary School?
- Four Oaks Primary School is part of Four Oaks Learning Trust For Excellence. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Four Oaks Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 90% in 2022/23 and 93% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Four Oaks Primary School rank locally?
- Four Oaks Primary School ranked 3rd of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Four Oaks Primary School's absence rate?
- Four Oaks Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Four Oaks Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Four Oaks 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 30 June 2026.