Princethorpe Infant School
Princethorpe Road, Weoley Castle, Birmingham, B29 5QB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DRB IGNITE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Gerrard Rothwell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- drb Ignite Limited
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 219
- Pupils on roll
- 154
- URN
- 143436
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214751083
About this school
Princethorpe Infant School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 154 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Princethorpe Infant 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 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Princethorpe Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 193 |
| 2023/24 | 176 |
| 2024/25 | 162 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Princethorpe Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.7% | 50.4% | 154 | — |
| Princethorpe Junior School | 83% | 7.6% | 76.9% | 231 | 0.0 miles |
| Jervoise School | 83% | 5.6% | 54.2% | 198 | 0.3 miles |
| Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School | 50% | 6.3% | 48.6% | 233 | 0.3 miles |
| Paganel Primary School | 56% | 7.4% | 62.1% | 404 | 0.5 miles |
| Northfield Manor Primary Academy | 75% | 5.1% | 47.1% | 373 | 0.6 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)
- 50.36%
- English as an additional language
- 36.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.74%
- Persistent absence
- 14.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Princethorpe Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Jervoise School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Paganel Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Northfield Manor Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other 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 Princethorpe Infant School teach?
- Princethorpe Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Princethorpe Infant School?
- The headteacher of Princethorpe Infant School is Mr Gerrard Rothwell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Princethorpe Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Princethorpe Infant 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 Princethorpe Infant School?
- Princethorpe Infant School has 154 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Princethorpe Infant School full?
- Princethorpe Infant School has capacity for 219 pupils and 154 on roll (70%), 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 Princethorpe Infant School a faith school?
- No. Princethorpe Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Princethorpe Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Princethorpe Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Is Princethorpe Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Princethorpe Infant School is part of DRB IGNITE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Princethorpe Infant School's absence rate?
- Princethorpe Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Princethorpe Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Princethorpe Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.