Hill West Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Sutton Coldfield, 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 🔒
Hill West Primary School is a primary school in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Hill West 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 | 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
- Reception 2026 drew 23 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 10th lowest of 269 Birmingham primary schools; every applicant was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 22% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Ofsted's latest inspection, on 6 May 2026, gave no single grade; the previous graded outcome was Good (9 March 2022).
- Of its pupils, 17.2% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 7.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Birmingham.
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
- Clarence Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4LD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 389 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are at the heart of this vibrant school community.”
- “They are well known, nurtured and championed by staff.”
- “As a result, they are set up for future success.”
To improve
- “Leaders are aware of gaps that still exist and are working to close them so that these pupils do just as well as everybody.”
- “Support is starting to ensure that there are improvements, but it is yet to improve the rates of persistent absence for these pupils.”
- “Sometimes, bullying does happen.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 June 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) | 78% | 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: 23 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 23 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.
- Four Oaks Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mere Green Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Coppice Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Little Sutton Primary School 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Moor Hall Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Whitehouse Common Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Town House Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published