Westminster Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · 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 🔒
Westminster Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 9 April 2025. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Westminster 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as happened at 197 of the 275 other Birmingham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Places ran out, with a last distance published, in 2 of the 5 earlier Reception years, though every applicant was offered a place in 2026.
- Reception 2026 had 57 first-choice applications for 57 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), with 8% reaching 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
- Stamford Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 3PN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 464 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 9 April 2025
Strengths
- “They are happy and attend regularly.”
- “The school is ambitious for all pupils to succeed, including those facing any challenges or barriers to their learning.”
- “Pupils, including those who are disadvantaged or with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve well.”
To improve
- “The extent to which the school checks the delivery of the curriculum is inconsistent in some subjects.”
- “In a few instances, the intended curriculum is not taught as effectively as in others.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 May 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) | 73% | 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, 57 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.
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth) 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Heathfield Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Birchfield Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Canterbury Cross Primary School 0.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Welford Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published