Northfield Manor Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.58 miles
Published by Birmingham City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Northfield Manor Primary Academy is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Northfield Manor 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 | 2.58 mi |
| 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
- The last Reception 2026 offer went to a child 2.58 miles away, 6th longest of 58 Birmingham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 0.73 miles).
- The Reception 2026 last distance was further from the school than in 2022; every applicant was offered a place in 4 of the 6 years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 57 first-choice applications for 60 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Swarthmore Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 4JT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 373 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 14 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils describe their school as a welcoming place where they are known as individuals.”
- “There is a strong sense of belonging, with positive relationships evident throughout the school community.”
- “Pupils arrive each morning to friendly greetings from staff.”
To improve
- “Leaders should continue to secure consistency in how well the curriculum is implemented, ensuring that effective pedagogical approaches are embedded securely across all subjects and year groups.”
- “Leaders should further improve attendance and reduce persistent absence by continuing to analyse patterns, evaluate the impact of interventions and ensure that strategies address both persistent absence and emerging concerns.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 May 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) | 75% | 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: 57 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 57 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.
- Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Green Meadow Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Princethorpe Infant School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Princethorpe Junior School 0.6 mi Good
- Jervoise School 0.8 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodcock Hill Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published