Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Birmingham
Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 22 January 2025. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Trescott Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 5QD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 225 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 66.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 22 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils say Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT academy is a great place to be.”
- “The school is highly ambitious for all its pupils.”
- “Each day pupils aspire to be the best version of themselves by living the school motto ‘believe achieve succeed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 February 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) | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 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
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2021 to 2026, as Birmingham published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- The Orchards Primary Academy 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Forestdale Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Brigid's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The Meadows Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bellfield Junior School 0.9 mi Good
- Bellfield Primary School (NC) 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Colmers Farm Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published