Kingshurst Primary School
School Close, Kingshurst, Birmingham, B37 6BN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PROSPER TOGETHER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Adam Dawes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 540
- Pupils on roll
- 459
- URN
- 151168
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217886510
About this school
Kingshurst Primary School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 459 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. 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Kingshurst Primary School (URN 135139).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 |
How Kingshurst Primary School compares
Kingshurst Primary School ranked 43rd of 45 primary schools in Solihull for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 7.3% | 65.6% | 459 | — |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 5.3% | 35.7% | 253 | 0.3 miles |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School | 57% | 6.4% | 50% | 200 | 0.4 miles |
| Yorkswood Primary School | 46% | 10.3% | 64.1% | 375 | 0.4 miles |
| Smith's Wood Primary Academy | 82% | 5.2% | 53.1% | 445 | 0.6 miles |
| Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School | 41% | 7.6% | 52.2% | 196 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 65.63%
- English as an additional language
- 10.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.27%
- Persistent absence
- 19.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Yorkswood Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Smith's Wood Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Kingshurst Primary School ranks 213th 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 Kingshurst Primary School teach?
- Kingshurst Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingshurst Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kingshurst Primary School is Mr Adam Dawes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kingshurst Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingshurst 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 Kingshurst Primary School?
- Kingshurst Primary School has 459 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kingshurst Primary School full?
- Kingshurst Primary School has capacity for 540 pupils and 459 on roll (85%), 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 Kingshurst Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kingshurst Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kingshurst Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kingshurst Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Kingshurst Primary School?
- Kingshurst Primary School is part of PROSPER TOGETHER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Kingshurst Primary School rank locally?
- Kingshurst Primary School ranked 43rd of 45 primary schools in Solihull for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kingshurst Primary School's absence rate?
- Kingshurst Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census.
- What are Kingshurst Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingshurst 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.