The Shirestone Academy
Shirestone Road, Tile Cross, Birmingham, B33 0DH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Nadeem Bashir
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 241
- URN
- 138425
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216754686
About this school
The Shirestone Academy is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 241 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
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
- 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 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 86% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 14% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 90% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 86% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 93% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +6.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.70 | - | - |
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 The Shirestone Academy 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 | 80% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 241 |
| 2023/24 | 238 |
| 2024/25 | 242 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Shirestone Academy compares
The Shirestone Academy ranked 10th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 6.4% | 60% | 241 | — |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | 55% | 5.9% | 50% | 203 | 0.0 miles |
| Gossey Lane Academy | 63% | 6.7% | 69% | 183 | 0.5 miles |
| Fordbridge Community Primary School | 74% | 5.9% | 62.6% | 522 | 0.7 miles |
| Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants | — | 4.8% | 51% | 246 | 0.7 miles |
| Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior | 71% | 5% | 61.9% | 330 | 0.8 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)
- 60%
- English as an additional language
- 30.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.44%
- Persistent absence
- 20.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Gossey Lane Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Fordbridge Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
The Shirestone Academy ranks 8th 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 The Shirestone Academy teach?
- The Shirestone Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of The Shirestone Academy?
- The headteacher of The Shirestone Academy is Mr Nadeem Bashir, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Shirestone Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Shirestone Academy, 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 The Shirestone Academy?
- The Shirestone Academy has 241 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Shirestone Academy full?
- The Shirestone Academy has capacity for 240 pupils and 241 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 The Shirestone Academy a faith school?
- No. The Shirestone Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Shirestone Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Shirestone Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Shirestone Academy?
- The Shirestone Academy is part of THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Shirestone Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Shirestone Academy rank locally?
- The Shirestone Academy ranked 10th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Shirestone Academy's absence rate?
- The Shirestone Academy's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Shirestone Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Shirestone Academy'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.