City Road Primary School
City Road, Birmingham, B16 0HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- INSPIRE EDUCATION COMMUNITY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Shaukat Islam
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Inspire Education Community Trust
- Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 459
- Pupils on roll
- 456
- URN
- 146385
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214643348
About this school
City Road Primary School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 456 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected City Road 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
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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 54 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 64% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 73% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 76% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 78% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 City Road 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 | 54% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 440 |
| 2023/24 | 461 |
| 2024/25 | 454 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How City Road Primary School compares
City Road Primary School ranked 104th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 7.5% | 43.2% | 456 | — |
| Summerfield Primary School | 41% | 6.5% | 67.2% | 391 | 0.4 miles |
| Barford Primary School | 59% | 6.8% | 47.8% | 409 | 0.4 miles |
| Shireland Hall Primary Academy | 69% | 4.3% | 30.3% | 661 | 0.4 miles |
| Cape Primary School | 47% | 5.2% | 45.7% | 488 | 0.5 miles |
| St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | 52% | 5.6% | 46.7% | 296 | 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)
- 43.2%
- English as an additional language
- 82.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.45%
- Persistent absence
- 27.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Summerfield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Barford Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Shireland Hall Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Smethwick
-
Cape Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Smethwick
-
St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
City Road Primary School ranks 103rd 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 City Road Primary School teach?
- City Road Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of City Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of City Road Primary School is Mr Shaukat Islam, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has City Road Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected City Road 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 City Road Primary School?
- City Road Primary School has 456 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is City Road Primary School full?
- City Road Primary School has capacity for 459 pupils and 456 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is City Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. City Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does City Road Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records City Road Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is City Road Primary School part of an academy trust?
- City Road Primary School is part of INSPIRE EDUCATION COMMUNITY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have City Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does City Road Primary School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- City Road Primary School ranked 104th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is City Road Primary School's absence rate?
- City Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are City Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, City Road 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.