Woodcock Hill Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Birmingham
Woodcock Hill Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 April 2022. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Farwood Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 1BS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 199 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 68.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 April 2022
Strengths
- “Woodcock Hill Primary School is a very welcoming and supportive place to learn.”
- “Pupils are happy and enjoy coming to school.”
- “They feel safe and appreciate how well their teachers and all school staff look after them.”
To improve
- “Children work hard but some of the work they produce is untidy, although the content is often strong.”
- “Leaders and teachers need to have higher expectations of how neatly pupils present written work.”
- “Nevertheless, levels of absence are too high for some pupils, which means they miss learning time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 June 2022 (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) | 45% | 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: 33 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2021 to 2026, as Birmingham published it, drawn on the map
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- Earlier years of exam results
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- Green Meadow Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Princethorpe Infant School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Princethorpe Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Jervoise School 0.9 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- The Orchards Primary Academy 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Northfield Manor Primary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published