The Oaklands Primary School
Dolphin Lane, Birmingham, B27 7BT
412 pupils · 92% of 446 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- SUMMIT LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Free school meals
- 57.6%
Ofsted
Improved significantly (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Improved significantly” (no overall grade issued)
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 12 March 2025, published 16 April 2025. 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 | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“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 — 0.82 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 34 | 28 | 73 | 33 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 42 | 39 | 81 | 42 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 54 | 46 | 102 | 51 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 45 | 36 | 97 | 44 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 42 | 40 | 93 | 41 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 43 | 37 | 98 | 43 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 44 | 41 | 89 | 44 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 39 | 34 | 100 | 39 |
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
- Holy Souls Catholic Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Acocks Green Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Severne Junior Infant and Nursery School 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Kineton Green Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2020 · previous system
- Yarnfield Primary School 1.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Lakey Lane Primary School 1.3 km · No Ofsted rating
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.