The Olive School, Birmingham
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.75 miles
Published by Birmingham City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Olive School, Birmingham is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 February 2025. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
The Olive School, Birmingham 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 | 0.75 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
- Reception 2026 drew 224 first-choice applications for 90 offers, 2.5 first choices per offer, the highest of 269 Birmingham primary schools.
- All 90 Reception 2026 offers went to first-choice families, and 134 first-choice families (60%) were not offered a place.
- The last Reception place in 2026 went to a child living 0.75 miles away, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 6 years with a published distance.
- In 2024/25, 88% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 30% 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
- 215 Reddings Lane, Birmingham, B11 3EY
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 631 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 February 2025
Strengths
- “The STAR values of service, teamwork, ambition and respect underpin and thread through everything you hear, see and feel at this happy school.”
- “There is an impressive understanding of the school’s vision and values among pupils, staff, parents and governors alike.”
- “This shared understanding leads to a strong sense of community, belonging and inclusion.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 March 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) | 88% | 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: 224 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 90 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.
- Al-Furqan Primary School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Yarnfield Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greet Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Yorkmead Junior and Infant School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Springfield Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Arden Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published