Firs Primary School
Academy converter in Birmingham, Birmingham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Pupils on roll | 279 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Free school meals | 74.20% |
| Trust or sponsor | WASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Address | Dreghorn Road, Castle Bromwich, Firs Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 8LL |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.firs.academy |
| Telephone | 01214643792 |
| URN | 143089 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 10 February 2026, published 7 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 11 July 2023, published 19 September 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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 Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School (primary school, about 0.2 km)
- Heathlands Primary Academy (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Tame Valley Academy (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Hodge Hill Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Colebourne Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Chivenor Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Brownmead Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.6 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.