Grestone Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Birmingham
Grestone Academy is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 December 2023. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Grestone Avenue, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, B20 1ND
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 366 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 December 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend Grestone Academy.”
- “They are kind and have great manners at this happy school.”
- “Pupils know and show these values in their conduct.”
To improve
- “Where this is the case, the school’s understanding of how effectively the curriculum is being taught is less secure.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 January 2024 (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) | 61% | 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: 37 first-preference applications, 37 offers in total, 37 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
- 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.
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cherry Orchard Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rookery School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Dorrington Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- William Murdoch Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mark's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published