Water Mill Primary School

State-Funded School

water-mill-primary-school-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham Selly OakConstituency

B29 6TSPostcode

8.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Water Mill Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 205 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 74%
Higher standard: 11%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

27%

Asian

19%

Black

Mixed

17%

Chinese

Any other group

19%

Unclassified

Pupils

205

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

England average

27%

First language not English

60%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 205
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
11 Jul 2022	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
17 Sept 2018	Requires improvement	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.