Topcliffe Primary School
Hawkinge Drive, Castle Vale, Birmingham, B35 6BS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Vickie Crombie
- Sponsor
- Washwood Heath Academy
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Birmingham Erdington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 246
- URN
- 143091
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216756296
About this school
Topcliffe Primary School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 246 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 40 | 37 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 51% | 20% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 54% | 40% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 57% | 30% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 57% | 38% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 96.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Topcliffe 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 | 43% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 20% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 256 |
| 2023/24 | 248 |
| 2024/25 | 249 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Topcliffe Primary School compares
Topcliffe Primary School ranked 265th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 20% | 7.3% | 72.3% | 246 | — |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School | 80% | 4.2% | 48.5% | 235 | 0.3 miles |
| Chivenor Primary School | 74% | 7.3% | 71% | 344 | 0.4 miles |
| Pegasus Primary School | 76% | 6% | 66.7% | 160 | 0.4 miles |
| Gunter Primary School | 43% | 9% | 50.5% | 182 | 0.6 miles |
| Paget Primary School | 48% | 5% | 48.2% | 359 | 1.0 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 72.29%
- English as an additional language
- 12%
- Overall absence
- 7.3%
- Persistent absence
- 22.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Gerard's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Chivenor Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Pegasus Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Gunter Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Paget Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Topcliffe Primary School ranks 272nd 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 Topcliffe Primary School teach?
- Topcliffe Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Topcliffe Primary School?
- The headteacher of Topcliffe Primary School is Ms Vickie Crombie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Topcliffe Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Topcliffe 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 Topcliffe Primary School?
- Topcliffe Primary School has 246 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Topcliffe Primary School full?
- Topcliffe Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 246 on roll (117%), 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 Topcliffe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Topcliffe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Topcliffe Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Topcliffe Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Topcliffe Primary School?
- Topcliffe 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.
- What SEN provision does Topcliffe Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Topcliffe Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Topcliffe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 20% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Topcliffe Primary School rank locally?
- Topcliffe Primary School ranked 265th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Topcliffe Primary School's absence rate?
- Topcliffe Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Topcliffe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Topcliffe 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.