Forestdale Primary School
Wareham Road, Birmingham, B45 0JS
202 pupils · 86% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Free school meals
- 63.3%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 19 October 2022, published 8 December 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 15% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.88 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 17 | 15 | 59 | 17 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 19 | 16 | 54 | 18 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 19 | 15 | 48 | 17 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 20 | 20 | 60 | 20 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 22 | 19 | 43 | 21 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 19 | 19 | 44 | 19 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 18 | 9 | 44 | 10 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 25 | 21 | 51 | 22 |
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
- Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy 0.9 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Colmers Farm Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Reaside Academy 1.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Meadows Primary School 1.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- The Orchards Primary Academy 1.7 km · Standards maintained (2024)
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.