Turves Green Primary School
Northfield, Birmingham, B31 4BP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCELSIOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Ceo /Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Young
- Sponsor
- Excelsior Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 354
- URN
- 144390
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214643686
About this school
Turves Green Primary School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 354 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Turves Green 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 53% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 67% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 65% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 67% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Turves Green 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 | 60% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 380 |
| 2023/24 | 388 |
| 2024/25 | 376 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Turves Green Primary School compares
Turves Green Primary School ranked 188th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 8.4% | 61.4% | 354 | — |
| Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy | 62% | 8.2% | 68.1% | 400 | 0.4 miles |
| The Meadows Primary School | — | — | — | 423 | 0.5 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.3% | 28.1% | 206 | 0.6 miles |
| West Heath Primary School | 64% | 5.2% | 51% | 409 | 0.6 miles |
| Cofton Primary School | 60% | 4.2% | 32.1% | 408 | 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
-
Ungraded inspection report14 May 2025
- 25 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 61.44%
- English as an additional language
- 24.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.4%
- Persistent absence
- 24.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
The Meadows Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
West Heath Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Cofton Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Turves Green Primary School ranks 188th 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 Turves Green Primary School teach?
- Turves Green Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the ceo /executive headteacher of Turves Green Primary School?
- The ceo /executive headteacher of Turves Green Primary School is Mrs Emma Young, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Turves Green Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Turves Green 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 Turves Green Primary School?
- Turves Green Primary School has 354 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Turves Green Primary School full?
- Turves Green Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 354 on roll (84%), 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 Turves Green Primary School a faith school?
- No. Turves Green Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Turves Green Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Turves Green Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Turves Green Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Turves Green Primary School is part of EXCELSIOR 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 Turves Green Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Turves Green Primary School's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Turves Green Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Turves Green Primary School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Turves Green Primary School ranked 188th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Turves Green Primary School's absence rate?
- Turves Green Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Turves Green Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Turves Green 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.