Cotteridge Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.07 miles
Published by Birmingham City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Cotteridge Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 26 April 2023. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Cotteridge Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.07 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.07 miles away, 17th longest of 58 Birmingham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That Reception distance has swung sharply between years, most from 2025 to 2026, when it came nearer the school; the 2026 figure was further than in 2023.
- Reception 2026 drew 62 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (6%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Birmingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Breedon Road, Cotteridge, Birmingham, B30 2HT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 444 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 26 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy life at Cotteridge Primary School.”
- “They are keen to talk about their learning and the different activities they participate in.”
- “They are proud to represent the school.”
To improve
- “However, leaders have not identified the crucial knowledge or key vocabulary that pupils need to be well prepared for the next stage of their education in some subjects.”
- “However, there are still some pupils who miss school regularly.”
- “This affects their achievement and personal development.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 62 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- Allens Croft Primary School 0.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Stirchley Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kings Norton Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Broadmeadow Junior School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bournville Village Primary 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Broadmeadow Infant School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published