Bordesley Village Primary School
Emmeline Street, Bordesley Village, Birmingham, B9 4NG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CROMWELL LEARNING COMMUNITY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rubina Darr
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cromwell Learning Community Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 459
- Pupils on roll
- 291
- URN
- 144337
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216751392
About this school
Bordesley Village Primary School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 291 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bordesley Village 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- 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 | 51 | 42 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 69% | 91% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 5% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 74% | 98% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 81% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 74% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Bordesley Village 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 | 65% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 91% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 347 |
| 2023/24 | 364 |
| 2024/25 | 325 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bordesley Village Primary School compares
Bordesley Village Primary School ranked 6th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 91% | 6.5% | 61.1% | 291 | — |
| Regents Park Community Primary School | 69% | 5.5% | 69.5% | 398 | 0.3 miles |
| Wyndcliffe Primary School | 44% | 6.3% | 64.8% | 566 | 0.5 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 76% | 5.1% | 64.9% | 192 | 0.6 miles |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 211 | 0.6 miles |
| Adderley Primary School | 68% | 5.2% | 60.7% | 328 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report17 March 2026
- 23 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 61.06%
- English as an additional language
- 60.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.45%
- Persistent absence
- 19.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Regents Park Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Wyndcliffe Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Adderley Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Bordesley Village Primary School ranks 4th 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 Bordesley Village Primary School teach?
- Bordesley Village Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bordesley Village Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bordesley Village Primary School is Mrs Rubina Darr, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bordesley Village Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bordesley Village 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 Bordesley Village Primary School?
- Bordesley Village Primary School has 291 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bordesley Village Primary School full?
- Bordesley Village Primary School has capacity for 459 pupils and 291 on roll (63%), 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 Bordesley Village Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bordesley Village Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bordesley Village Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bordesley Village Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Bordesley Village Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Bordesley Village Primary School is part of CROMWELL LEARNING COMMUNITY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bordesley Village Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 91% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bordesley Village Primary School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Bordesley Village Primary School ranked 6th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bordesley Village Primary School's absence rate?
- Bordesley Village Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bordesley Village Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bordesley Village 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 10 July 2026.