Green Meadow Primary School
Green Meadow Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 4EE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCELSIOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Kate Cross
- Sponsor
- Excelsior Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 408
- URN
- 141610
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214754505
About this school
Green Meadow Primary School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 408 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Green Meadow Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- 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 | 53% | 63% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 5% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 77% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 75% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 77% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Green Meadow 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 | 53% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 394 |
| 2023/24 | 411 |
| 2024/25 | 410 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Green Meadow Primary School compares
Green Meadow Primary School ranked 115th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 6.6% | 43.4% | 408 | — |
| Woodcock Hill Primary School | 45% | 8.2% | 70.1% | 199 | 0.5 miles |
| Northfield Manor Primary Academy | 75% | 5.1% | 47.1% | 373 | 0.5 miles |
| Princethorpe Infant School | — | 5.7% | 50.4% | 154 | 0.6 miles |
| Princethorpe Junior School | 83% | 7.6% | 76.9% | 231 | 0.6 miles |
| Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School | 50% | 6.3% | 48.6% | 233 | 0.7 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)
- 43.41%
- English as an additional language
- 11.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.63%
- Persistent absence
- 18.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodcock Hill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Northfield Manor Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Princethorpe Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Princethorpe Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Green Meadow Primary School ranks 115th 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 ages does Green Meadow Primary School teach?
- Green Meadow Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Green Meadow Primary School?
- The headteacher of Green Meadow Primary School is Miss Kate Cross, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Green Meadow Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Green Meadow 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 many pupils are at Green Meadow Primary School?
- Green Meadow Primary School has 408 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Green Meadow Primary School full?
- Green Meadow Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 408 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Green Meadow Primary School a faith school?
- No. Green Meadow Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Green Meadow Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Green Meadow Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Green Meadow Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Green Meadow Primary School is part of EXCELSIOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Green Meadow Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Green Meadow Primary School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Green Meadow Primary School ranked 115th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Green Meadow Primary School's absence rate?
- Green Meadow Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Green Meadow Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Green Meadow 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.