Conway Primary School
Conway Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 1NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CREATE PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mr Carl Rose
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Create Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 391
- URN
- 143086
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216750622
About this school
Conway Primary School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 391 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
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
- 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 | 63 | 58 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 57% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 5% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 49% | 64% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 79% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 69% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| 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 Conway 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 | 38% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 435 |
| 2023/24 | 430 |
| 2024/25 | 392 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Conway Primary School compares
Conway Primary School ranked 214th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 6.3% | 68.1% | 391 | — |
| Ladypool Primary School | 67% | 6.4% | 57.9% | 230 | 0.3 miles |
| Lift Montgomery | 83% | 6.3% | 58.4% | 466 | 0.3 miles |
| Nelson Mandela School | 60% | 7% | 52.9% | 435 | 0.3 miles |
| Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery | 63% | 6.3% | 56.9% | 188 | 0.4 miles |
| Arden Primary School | 78% | 6.8% | 56.5% | 692 | 0.4 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)
- 68.11%
- English as an additional language
- 67.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.28%
- Persistent absence
- 18.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ladypool Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Lift Montgomery0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Nelson Mandela School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Arden Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Conway Primary School ranks 217th 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 Conway Primary School teach?
- Conway Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the head teacher of Conway Primary School?
- The head teacher of Conway Primary School is Mr Carl Rose, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Conway Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Conway 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 Conway Primary School?
- Conway Primary School has 391 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Conway Primary School full?
- Conway Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 391 on roll (93%), 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 Conway Primary School a faith school?
- No. Conway Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Conway Primary School a selective school?
- No. Conway Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Conway Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Conway Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Conway Primary School?
- Conway Primary School is part of CREATE PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Conway Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Conway Primary School rank locally?
- Conway Primary School ranked 214th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Conway Primary School's absence rate?
- Conway Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Conway Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Conway 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 2 July 2026.