The Olive School, Small Heath

State-Funded School

the-olive-school-small-heath-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham YardleyConstituency

B10 0EGPostcode

10.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Olive School, Small Heath is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 420 pupils. The Olive School, Small Heath is part of STAR ACADEMIES.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 92%
Higher standard: 27%
Reading score: 110
Maths score: 112

Ethnicity

White

<1%

Asian

70%

Black

16%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

420

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

England average

27%

First language not English

94%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 420
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: STAR ACADEMIES

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
7 Mar 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
15 May 2017	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.