Mere Green Primary School
Mere Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5BL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kristal Brookes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Sutton Coldfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 422
- URN
- 139452
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01213081384
About this school
Mere Green Primary School is a primary academy in Sutton Coldfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 422 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
- Good
- 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 | 57 | 65 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 60% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 9% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 74% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 74% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 75% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 Mere Green 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 | 61% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 438 |
| 2023/24 | 448 |
| 2024/25 | 435 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mere Green Primary School compares
Mere Green Primary School ranked 144th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5.2% | 14.8% | 422 | — |
| Coppice Primary School | 92% | 3.5% | 9% | 415 | 0.6 miles |
| Moor Hall Primary School | 82% | 2.7% | 8.3% | 427 | 0.6 miles |
| Little Sutton Primary School | 88% | 2.9% | 6.9% | 420 | 0.7 miles |
| Hill West Primary School | 78% | 3.4% | 17% | 389 | 0.8 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 60% | 4.8% | 6.3% | 357 | 1.1 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)
- 14.84%
- English as an additional language
- 16.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.22%
- Persistent absence
- 13.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Coppice Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
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Moor Hall Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
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Little Sutton Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
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Hill West Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
Other schools in Sutton Coldfield
Mere Green Primary School ranks 22nd 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
- 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 Mere Green Primary School teach?
- Mere Green Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sutton Coldfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Mere Green Primary School?
- The headteacher of Mere Green Primary School is Mrs Kristal Brookes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mere Green Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mere Green 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 Mere Green Primary School?
- Mere Green Primary School has 422 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Mere Green Primary School full?
- Mere Green Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 422 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 Mere Green Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mere Green Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mere Green Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mere Green Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Mere Green Primary School?
- Mere Green Primary School is part of THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Mere Green Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mere Green Primary School rank locally?
- Mere Green Primary School ranked 144th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mere Green Primary School's absence rate?
- Mere Green Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mere Green Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mere Green 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.