Cofton Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.75 miles
Published by Birmingham City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Cofton Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 21 May 2025. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Cofton 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 | 0.75 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
- In the 2026 Reception entry there were 68 first-choice applications for 60 offers: 56 offers went to first-choice families, and 12 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 30.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Birmingham is 53.7%.
- In 2026 Reception, the last child offered a place lived 0.75 miles from the school, the 25th longest of 58 Birmingham primary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2024/25, 60% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% 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
- Wootton Road, West Heath, Birmingham, B31 4ST
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 408 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 21 May 2025
Strengths
- “Cofton Primary is a warm and welcoming school.”
- “These aims run through every aspect of the school’s work.”
- “Relationships are what make this a reality.”
To improve
- “However, in other subjects, some misconceptions that pupils have are not consistently identified or addressed.”
- “This leads to the same mistakes being made.”
- “The school also provides activities for some pupils at the earlier stages of writing to complete that are beyond their capability.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 June 2025 (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) | 60% | 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: 68 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 56 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.
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Turves Green Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- West Heath Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Meadows Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hawkesley Church Primary Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fairway Primary Academy 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published