William Murdoch Primary School
Community school in Birmingham, Birmingham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Pupils on roll | 591 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 674 |
| Free school meals | 47.80% |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Address | Antrobus Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 9NT |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.williammurdoch.bham.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01215540999 |
| URN | 103317 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 21 June 2022, published 21 September 2022:
| 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 |
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
- Rookery School (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- Grove School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Oasis Academy Boulton (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- James Watt Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth (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.