The Shirestone Academy
Primary schoolThe Shirestone Academy is a primary school in Birmingham, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 241 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), December 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 6 December 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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, 87% of pupils at The Shirestone Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Birmingham and 62% in England.
10% 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 | 87% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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- Our Lady's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)80 m
- Tile Cross AcademySecondary. Good (overall), June 2024. Attainment 8 of 36.7 (2025/26, provisional)430 m
- Leycroft AcademySpecial. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024490 m
- Gossey Lane AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)730 m
- Hallmoor SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), December 2023810 m
- Grace Academy SolihullSecondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 43.0 (2025/26, provisional)890 m
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).