Cofton Primary School
Primary schoolCofton Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 408 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, May 2025
Before that: Good (overall), January 2020
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 15 January 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 21 May 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 60% of pupils at Cofton Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Birmingham and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Albert Bradbeer Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)570 m
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)730 m
- Turves Green Boys' SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 43.8 (2025/26, provisional)980 m
- Turves Green Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, May 2025. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- King Edward VI Northfield School for GirlsSecondary. Some aspects not as strong, November 2024. Attainment 8 of 45.3 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
- New Ways SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Birmingham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).