Crown Meadow First School & Nursery
Birmingham Road, Birmingham, B48 7TA
337 pupils · 112% of 300 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Free school meals
- 7.9%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 29 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 58 | 50 | 103 | 58 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 57 | 56 | 100 | 57 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 61 | 103 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 49 | 43 | 84 | 47 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 56 | 106 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 67 | 102 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 51 | 97 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 63 | 94 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Andrew's CofE First School 2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Blackwell First School 3.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Cofton Primary School 3.9 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery 4.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 4.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy 4.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.