Barford Primary School

State-Funded School

barford-primary-school-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham EdgbastonConstituency

B16 0EFPostcode

6.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Barford Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 409 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 65%
Higher standard: 12%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

Asian

26%

Black

34%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

14%

Unclassified

Pupils

409

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

60%

England average

27%

First language not English

42%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 409
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Dec 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
5 Dec 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.