Kings Norton Primary School
Pershore Road South, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 3EU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Sheehan
- Sponsor
- The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 410
- URN
- 149131
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214642606
About this school
Kings Norton Primary School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 410 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 59 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 64% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 73% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 71% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 85% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Kings Norton 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 | 57% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 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 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 409 |
| 2023/24 | 398 |
| 2024/25 | 412 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kings Norton Primary School compares
Kings Norton Primary School ranked 186th 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 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.9% | 34.5% | 410 | — |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | 65% | 6.8% | 68.7% | 169 | 0.5 miles |
| Broadmeadow Junior School | — | — | — | 213 | 0.5 miles |
| Cotteridge Primary School | 68% | 3.6% | 26.4% | 444 | 0.8 miles |
| Fairway Primary Academy | 69% | 5.8% | 49% | 164 | 0.8 miles |
| Broadmeadow Infant School | — | — | — | 121 | 0.8 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)
- 34.47%
- English as an additional language
- 12.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.93%
- Persistent absence
- 13.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Paul's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Broadmeadow Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Cotteridge Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Fairway Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Broadmeadow Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Kings Norton Primary School ranks 186th 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 Kings Norton Primary School teach?
- Kings Norton Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Kings Norton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kings Norton Primary School is Mr Mark Sheehan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kings Norton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kings Norton 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 Kings Norton Primary School?
- Kings Norton Primary School has 410 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Kings Norton Primary School full?
- Kings Norton Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 410 on roll (98%), 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 Kings Norton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kings Norton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kings Norton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kings Norton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Kings Norton Primary School?
- Kings Norton Primary School is part of THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kings Norton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% 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 Kings Norton Primary School rank locally?
- Kings Norton Primary School ranked 186th 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 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kings Norton Primary School's absence rate?
- Kings Norton Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kings Norton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kings Norton 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.