Barford Primary School
Community school in Birmingham, Birmingham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Pupils on roll | 409 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 453 |
| Free school meals | 61.00% |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Address | Barford Road, Ladywood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B16 0EF |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.barfordprimary.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01214643765 |
| URN | 103162 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 7 November 2023, published 13 December 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 22 September 2022, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- Summerfield Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- City Road Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Blessed Dominic Barberi Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Oasis Academy Foundry (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Brookfields Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- St George's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
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