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Water Mill Primary School

URN
103326
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Water Mill Primary School
URN
103326
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

77 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

75

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

63

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#59 of 261 schools in Birmingham

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Water Mill Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Water Mill Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
11 July 2022
Inspection date
24 May 2022
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 11 July 2022

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 11 July 2022

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

25

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

74

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

25

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.96×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Birmingham
Admissions portal
Birmingham admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
https://www.watermill.bham.sch.uk/

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

79.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

88.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

79.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

75.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

B29 6TS - Water Mill Close, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
Water Mill Close, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands
Postcode
B29 6TS
Phone
1214647769
Website
https://www.watermill.bham.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Birmingham
Local authority code
330

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 979 schools in Birmingham.

Authority statistics

Total schools

979

Open schools

512

Closed schools

461

Primary schools

559

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 11 July 2022

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 11 July 2022

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 11 July 2022

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 11 July 2022

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    11 July 202224 May 2022Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1GoodView report for inspection published 11 July 2022
    • Good

      Published
      11 July 2022
      Inspected
      24 May 2022
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    33.8%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 24

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    162

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary559 (58.8%)
    • Secondary162 (17.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other229 (24.1%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Cherry Oak School607 mNot applicableOpen
    St Mary's Church of England Primary School768 mPrimaryOpen
    Selly Oak Nursery School907 mNurseryClosed
    Selly Oak Nursery School911 mNurseryOpen
    Tiverton Academy1.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    Tiverton Junior and Infant School1.0 kmPrimaryClosed
    The University of Birmingham School1.0 kmSecondaryOpen
    University of Birmingham1.2 kmNot applicableOpen
    St Peter's Church of England Infant and Nursery School1.3 kmPrimaryClosed
    St Peter's Church of England Junior School1.3 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Cherry Oak School
      Distance
      607 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • St Mary's Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      768 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Selly Oak Nursery School
      Distance
      907 m
      Phase
      Nursery
      Status
      Closed
    • Selly Oak Nursery School
      Distance
      911 m
      Phase
      Nursery
      Status
      Open

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Birmingham)

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    Abbey Catholic Primary SchoolPrimaryB23 6QLOpen
    Acocks Green Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimaryB27 7UQClosed
    Acocks Green Junior SchoolPrimaryB27 7UQClosed
    Acocks Green Primary SchoolPrimaryB27 7UQClosed
    • Abbey Catholic Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B23 6QL
      Status
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    • Abbey Catholic Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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    • Acocks Green Infant and Nursery School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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    • Acocks Green Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Acocks Green Primary School
    Tiverton Academy
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Tiverton Junior and Infant School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • The University of Birmingham School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • University of Birmingham
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • St Peter's Church of England Infant and Nursery School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Peter's Church of England Junior School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    B27 7UQ
    Status
    Closed