Hawkesley Church Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Birmingham City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Hawkesley Church Primary Academy is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Hawkesley Church Primary Academy 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- Free school meals eligibility is 66.7% of pupils, against a middle figure of 53.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Birmingham.
- For Reception 2026 there were 18 first-choice applications for 18 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 67% was the 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Birmingham that have results.
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
- 376 Shannon Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38 9TR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England/Methodist
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 219 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 66.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Hawkesley take great pride in their school.”
- “They appreciate that staff know them, value them and care for them.”
- “Pupils experience a safe and welcoming environment.”
To improve
- “Pupils generally gain the knowledge and skills expected for their age, though this is not yet fully consistent across all year groups and subjects.”
- “In a small number of instances, pupils' starting points have not been identified well enough.”
- “On occasion, teachers provide pupils with tasks that are not closely matched to their understanding and do not help pupils to address gaps in their knowledge of how to produce high-quality writing.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 2026 (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) | 67% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 18 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.
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fairway Primary Academy 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- West Heath Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kings Norton Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wychall Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cofton Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Broadmeadow Junior School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade