Marlborough 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 🔒
Marlborough Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 May 2023. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Marlborough 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 at 197 of the 275 other Birmingham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception entry in 2026 there were 49 first-choice applications for 49 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 35% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Birmingham.
- The school has 24.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.6 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
- Marlborough Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 9NY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 598 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 May 2023
Strengths
- “This is a calm but busy school that enables pupils to learn well.”
- “The safe yet inviting environment provides a positive start to children’s education.”
- “The well-organised playground ensures that there is something for everyone to enjoy.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, leaders have not checked how well the curriculum is being delivered.”
- “They have not identified that there is some inconsistency in how well teachers are delivering the curriculum.”
- “In these subjects, this leads to some pupils not remembering the most important knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 June 2023 (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) | 35% | 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: 49 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 49 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.
- Somerville Primary (NC) School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wyndcliffe Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Benedict's Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Bordesley Green Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Olive School, Small Heath 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Rosary Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Parkfield Community School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published