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The Olive School, Birmingham

URN
142888
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
The Olive School, Birmingham
URN
142888
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

85 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

100

Inspection

68

Admissions Value

73

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#26 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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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • 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?

School Compass Parent Report

Your decision briefing for The Olive School, Birmingham

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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

What Admissions Advantage can and cannot tell you

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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

Cannot tell you

  • 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 The Olive School, Birmingham

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
17 March 2025
Inspection date
12 February 2025
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    Standards maintained

    Graded 17 March 2025

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Inspection history

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

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)

90

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

487

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

90

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

5.41×

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
www.olivebirmingham.com

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 %

91.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

93.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

93.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

88.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

B11 3EY - 215 Reddings Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
215 Reddings Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands
Postcode
B11 3EY
Phone
1216577100
Website
www.olivebirmingham.com
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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.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    17 March 202512 February 2025-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 17 March 2025
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      17 March 2025
      Inspected
      12 February 2025
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    18.5%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 84

    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
    Al-Furqan Primary School148 mPrimaryOpen
    Yardleys School195 mSecondaryOpen
    Yardleys School329 mSecondaryClosed
    Al-Ameen Primary School510 mNot applicableOpen
    Yarnfield Primary School800 mPrimaryOpen
    Yarnfield Primary School800 mPrimaryClosed
    Greet Primary School873 mPrimaryOpen
    Greet Primary School873 mPrimaryClosed
    Al-Burhan Grammar School926 mNot applicableOpen
    Watermelon Independent Schools950 mNot applicableClosed
    • Al-Furqan Primary School
      Distance
      148 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Yardleys School
      Distance
      195 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Yardleys School
      Distance
      329 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Al-Ameen Primary School
      Distance
      510 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Birmingham)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey Catholic Primary SchoolPrimaryB23 6QLClosed
    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
      Closed
    • Abbey Catholic Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B23 6QL
      Status
      Open
    • Acocks Green Infant and Nursery School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B27 7UQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Acocks Green Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B27 7UQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Acocks Green Primary School
    Yarnfield Primary School
    Distance
    800 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Yarnfield Primary School
    Distance
    800 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Greet Primary School
    Distance
    873 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Greet Primary School
    Distance
    873 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Al-Burhan Grammar School
    Distance
    926 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Watermelon Independent Schools
    Distance
    950 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    B27 7UQ
    Status
    Closed