Firs Primary School
Dreghorn Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 8LL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Camron Mills
- Sponsor
- Washwood Heath Academy
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 279
- URN
- 143089
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214643792
About this school
Firs Primary School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 279 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Firs 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
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 | 62 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 28% | 29% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 42% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 48% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 58% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 99.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Firs 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 | 28% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 29% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 347 |
| 2023/24 | 353 |
| 2024/25 | 327 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Firs Primary School compares
Firs Primary School ranked 236th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 8.9% | 61.8% | 279 | — |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School | 34% | 7.6% | 49.8% | 265 | 0.1 miles |
| Heathlands Primary Academy | 62% | 8.2% | 52.8% | 440 | 0.4 miles |
| Tame Valley Academy | 59% | 7.7% | 70.5% | 228 | 0.6 miles |
| Hodge Hill Primary School | 55% | 6.2% | 41.7% | 651 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School | 73% | 4.9% | 22.4% | 237 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 11 July 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 61.77%
- English as an additional language
- 67.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.86%
- Persistent absence
- 30.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Heathlands Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Tame Valley Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Hodge Hill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Firs Primary School ranks 241st 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 Firs Primary School teach?
- Firs Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Firs Primary School?
- The headteacher of Firs Primary School is Mr Camron Mills, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Firs Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Firs 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 Firs Primary School?
- Firs Primary School has 279 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Firs Primary School full?
- Firs Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 279 on roll (66%), 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 Firs Primary School a faith school?
- No. Firs Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Firs Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Firs Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Firs Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Firs Primary School is part of WASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Firs Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 28% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Firs Primary School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Firs Primary School ranked 236th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Firs Primary School's absence rate?
- Firs Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Firs Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Firs 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 15 July 2026.