Lift Percy Shurmer
Academy sponsor led in Birmingham, Birmingham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Pupils on roll | 459 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 460 |
| Free school meals | 72.60% |
| Trust or sponsor | LIFT SCHOOLS |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Address | Longmore Street, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 9ED |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | percyshurmeracademy.org |
| Telephone | 01214643431 |
| URN | 138410 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 24 May 2023, published 10 July 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 11 March 2020, outcome: School remains Good (Improving) - 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
- Chandos Primary School (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Heath Mount Primary School (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Oasis Academy Woodview (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 1.2 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.