New Oscott Primary School
Markham Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 6QR
This school is closed (it closed in August 2025).
It was replaced by New Oscott Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs A Walklett
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sutton Coldfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 658
- URN
- 134774
- Local authority
- Birmingham
About this school
New Oscott Primary School was a community primary school in Sutton Coldfield. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 658 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
New Oscott Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2005, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 90 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 67% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 14% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 76% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 82% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 86% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 New Oscott 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 | 67% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 663 |
| 2023/24 | 679 |
| 2024/25 | 658 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How New Oscott Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 4.9% | 19.8% | 658 | — |
| New Oscott Primary School | — | — | — | 648 | 0.0 miles |
| Sutton Park Primary | 72% | 6.7% | 56.4% | 297 | 0.6 miles |
| Twickenham Primary School | 75% | 4.4% | 54.4% | 439 | 0.6 miles |
| Kings Rise Academy | 63% | 5% | 65.9% | 428 | 0.6 miles |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School | 80% | 4.3% | 45.4% | 392 | 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)
- 19.84%
- English as an additional language
- 8.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.89%
- Persistent absence
- 10.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Oscott Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Sutton Park Primary0.6 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Twickenham Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Kings Rise Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Christ The King Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other 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
- Four Oaks 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
Common questions
- What year groups does New Oscott Primary School teach?
- New Oscott Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Sutton Coldfield.
- Has New Oscott Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected New Oscott Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is New Oscott Primary School?
- New Oscott Primary School had 658 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have New Oscott Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are New Oscott Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Oscott 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 31 August 2025.