Forestdale Primary School

State-Funded School

forestdale-primary-school-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham NorthfieldConstituency

B45 0JSPostcode

1.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Forestdale 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 202 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 41%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 99

Ethnicity

White

52%

Asian

Black

18%

Mixed

13%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

202

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

62%

England average

27%

First language not English

25%

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: 202
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
8 Dec 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
24 Feb 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.