Forestdale Primary School
Wareham Road, Frankley, Birmingham, B45 0JS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Foster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- URN
- 133759
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214648659
About this school
Forestdale Primary School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 202 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. 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 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 41% | 15% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 63% | 35% |
| Expected standard in maths | 40% | 56% | 31% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 40% | 74% | 38% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 99.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.90 | - | - |
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 Forestdale 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 | 20% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 15% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 214 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Forestdale Primary School compares
Forestdale Primary School ranked 266th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 15% | 9.1% | 69% | 202 | — |
| Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy | 68% | 4.5% | 70.3% | 225 | 0.6 miles |
| Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School | — | 7.3% | 70.6% | 186 | 0.6 miles |
| Colmers Farm Primary School | 70% | 7.7% | 60.7% | 403 | 0.8 miles |
| Reaside Academy | 61% | 8.1% | 74.8% | 195 | 1.0 miles |
| The Meadows Primary School | — | — | — | 423 | 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)
- 68.98%
- English as an additional language
- 21%
- Overall absence
- 9.12%
- Persistent absence
- 31.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Colmers Farm Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Reaside Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
The Meadows Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Forestdale Primary School ranks 273rd 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 year groups does Forestdale Primary School teach?
- Forestdale Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Forestdale Primary School?
- The headteacher of Forestdale Primary School is Mr David Foster, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Forestdale Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Forestdale 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 Forestdale Primary School?
- Forestdale Primary School has 202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Forestdale Primary School full?
- Forestdale Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 202 on roll (86%), 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 Forestdale Primary School a faith school?
- No. Forestdale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Forestdale Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Forestdale Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Forestdale Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 20% in 2022/23 and 15% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Forestdale Primary School rank locally?
- Forestdale Primary School ranked 266th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Forestdale Primary School's absence rate?
- Forestdale Primary School's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Forestdale Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Forestdale 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 1 July 2026.