Best primary schools in West Midlands (2026)
West Midlands has 666 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly, in the top 1% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 64%, against 62% for England. 45 are in England's top 10%, and 21 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
| Rank | School | Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average) | Reading, writing & maths 2025 | Trend | Higher standard | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Top 1% in England |
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly Streetly · Roman Catholic |
99% | 100% | 21% | Not judged | |
2 Top 1% in England |
The Olive School, Small Heath Birmingham · Muslim |
92% | 97% | 33% | Outstanding | |
3 Top 1% in England |
Four Oaks Primary School Royal Sutton Coldfield |
91% | 93% | 23% | Not judged | |
4 Top 2% in England |
Little Sutton Primary School Royal Sutton Coldfield |
90% | 88% | 15% | Outstanding | |
5 Top 2% in England |
Cromwell Junior and Infant School Birmingham |
92% | 97% | 20% | Not judged | |
6 Top 2% in England |
The Olive School, Birmingham Birmingham · Muslim |
87% | 88% | 30% | No rating | |
7 Top 2% in England |
Lift Lea Forest Birmingham |
89% | 84% | 15% | Outstanding | |
8 Top 2% in England |
Spring Vale Primary School Wolverhampton |
85% | 85% | 27% | Report card | |
9 Top 3% in England |
Pedmore CE Primary School Stourbridge · Church of England |
82% | 88% | 30% | Report card | |
10 Top 3% in England |
Coppice Primary School Royal Sutton Coldfield |
85% | 92% | 24% | No rating | |
11 Top 3% in England |
St James Catholic Primary School Birmingham · Roman Catholic |
91% | 93% | 17% | Outstanding | |
12 Top 3% in England |
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School West Bromwich · Roman Catholic |
84% | 83% | 30% | Not judged | |
13 Top 3% in England |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Dudley · Roman Catholic |
89% | 93% | 7% | Not judged | |
14 Top 3% in England |
Lift Montgomery Birmingham |
87% | 83% | 28% | Not judged | |
15 Top 4% in England |
Moor Hall Primary School Royal Sutton Coldfield |
83% | 82% | 25% | Not judged | |
16 Top 4% in England |
Oak Meadow Primary School Wolverhampton |
86% | 87% | 17% | Report card | |
17 Top 5% in England |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Birmingham · Roman Catholic |
84% | 90% | 27% | No rating | |
18 Top 5% in England |
Whitgreave Primary School Wolverhampton |
81% | 81% | 22% | Outstanding | |
19 Top 6% in England |
The Shirestone Academy Birmingham |
84% | 87% | 10% | Outstanding | |
20 Top 6% in England |
Lift Percy Shurmer Birmingham |
86% | 86% | 10% | Outstanding | |
21 Top 6% in England |
Smith's Wood Primary Academy Birmingham |
84% | 82% | 10% | No rating | |
22 Top 6% in England |
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Coventry · Roman Catholic |
85% | 86% | 10% | No rating | |
23 Top 6% in England |
St Matthew's CofE Primary School Birmingham · Church of England |
83% | 83% | 21% | Not judged | |
24 Top 6% in England |
Wylde Green Primary School Royal Sutton Coldfield |
81% | 84% | 16% | No rating | |
25 Top 7% in England |
County Bridge Primary School Willenhall |
77% | 77% | 37% | No rating | |
26 Top 7% in England |
Blowers Green Primary School Dudley |
82% | 87% | 13% | No rating | |
27 Top 7% in England |
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy Wolverhampton · Roman Catholic |
82% | 79% | 24% | Report card | |
28 Top 8% in England |
Parkfield Primary School Wolverhampton |
81% | 84% | 19% | Report card | |
29 Top 8% in England |
Chilcote Primary School Birmingham |
81% | 81% | 17% | Not judged | |
30 Top 8% in England |
Grove Vale Primary School West Bromwich |
81% | 83% | 13% | Outstanding | |
31 Top 8% in England |
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Birmingham · Roman Catholic |
81% | 76% | 14% | Not judged | |
32 Top 8% in England |
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Birmingham · Roman Catholic |
81% | 84% | 14% | Good | |
33 Top 9% in England |
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Solihull · Roman Catholic |
79% | 84% | 19% | No rating | |
34 Top 9% in England |
Nishkam Primary School Birmingham Birmingham · Sikh |
79% | 84% | 16% | Not judged | |
35 Top 9% in England |
Moor Green Primary Academy Birmingham |
77% | 70% | 22% | No rating | |
36 Top 9% in England |
Hill West Primary School Royal Sutton Coldfield |
77% | 78% | 22% | Report card | |
37 Top 9% in England |
Whitehouse Common Primary School Royal Sutton Coldfield |
80% | 79% | 13% | No rating | |
38 Top 9% in England |
The Deanery Church of England Primary School Royal Sutton Coldfield · Church of England |
80% | 75% | 17% | Not judged | |
39 Top 9% in England |
Walsall Wood School Brownhills |
77% | 77% | 20% | Good | |
40 Top 9% in England |
Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School Halesowen · Roman Catholic |
81% | 93% | 7% | Report card | |
41 Top 10% in England |
Knowle Church of England Primary Academy Knowle and Dorridge · Church of England |
76% | 73% | 22% | Good | |
42 Top 10% in England |
St Chad's Catholic Primary School Sedgley · Roman Catholic |
81% | 86% | 10% | Good | |
43 Top 10% in England |
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Birmingham · Roman Catholic |
78% | 84% | 19% | Good | |
44 Top 10% in England |
Loxdale Primary School Bilston (Wolverhampton) |
76% | 77% | 27% | No rating | |
45 Top 10% in England |
Widney Junior School Solihull |
77% | 80% | 20% | No rating | |
46 Top 11% in England |
St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School Walsall · Roman Catholic |
77% | 73% | 10% | Not judged | |
47 Top 11% in England |
St Michael's Church of England C Primary School Pelsall · Church of England |
79% | 72% | 15% | Good | |
48 Top 11% in England |
Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Solihull · Church of England |
77% | 70% | 11% | Good | |
49 Top 11% in England |
Maney Hill Primary School Royal Sutton Coldfield |
76% | 75% | 23% | Good | |
50 Top 11% in England |
Manor Way Primary Academy Halesowen |
79% | 87% | 10% | No rating | |
51 Top 11% in England |
St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School Aldridge · Roman Catholic |
81% | 83% | 7% | Good | |
52 Top 11% in England |
Water Mill Primary School Birmingham |
78% | 75% | 8% | Report card | |
53 Top 11% in England |
St Peter's Catholic Primary School Birmingham · Roman Catholic |
80% | 80% | 10% | Report card | |
54 Top 11% in England |
Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy Birmingham |
80% | 71% | 5% | No rating | |
55 Top 11% in England |
Newfield Park Primary Academy Halesowen |
75% | 75% | 20% | No rating | |
56 Top 11% in England |
Reedswood E-ACT Academy Walsall |
80% | 83% | 15% | Report card | |
57 Top 12% in England |
Timbertree Academy Cradley Heath |
81% | 86% | 7% | Not judged | |
58 Top 12% in England |
Dorridge Primary School Knowle and Dorridge |
76% | 78% | 17% | Not judged | |
59 Top 12% in England |
Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton Wolverhampton · Sikh |
77% | 89% | 23% | Good | |
60 Top 12% in England |
Manor Park Primary School Coventry |
80% | 83% | 10% | No rating | |
61 Top 12% in England |
Finham Primary School Coventry |
80% | 80% | 15% | No rating | |
62 Top 12% in England |
Moat Farm Junior School Oldbury (Sandwell) |
78% | 78% | 13% | Report card | |
63 Top 12% in England |
Ocker Hill Academy Tipton |
76% | 77% | 23% | Good | |
64 Top 12% in England |
St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy Wolverhampton · Church of England |
79% | 78% | 13% | Report card | |
65 Top 13% in England |
Al-Furqan Primary School Birmingham · Muslim |
76% | 78% | 16% | No rating | |
66 Top 13% in England |
Christ The King Catholic Primary School Birmingham · Roman Catholic |
79% | 80% | 12% | Not judged | |
67 Top 13% in England |
Shireland Technology Primary Smethwick |
75% | 75% | 18% | Outstanding | |
68 Top 13% in England |
New Invention Learning Academy Willenhall |
79% | 79% | 10% | Report card | |
69 Top 13% in England |
Walmley Junior School Royal Sutton Coldfield |
78% | 71% | 7% | Not judged | |
70 Top 13% in England |
Stivichall Primary School Coventry |
78% | 80% | 11% | No rating | |
71 Top 13% in England |
St Mary's Church of England Primary School Birmingham · Church of England |
74% | 73% | 13% | No rating | |
72 Top 13% in England |
Colmore Junior School Birmingham |
75% | 79% | 15% | No rating | |
73 Top 13% in England |
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School Birmingham · Roman Catholic |
77% | 77% | 13% | Requires improvement | |
74 Top 14% in England |
St Alban's Catholic Primary School Birmingham · Roman Catholic |
78% | 77% | 13% | No rating | |
75 Top 14% in England |
St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School Knowle and Dorridge · Roman Catholic |
71% | 70% | 37% | Good | |
76 Top 14% in England |
St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy Wolverhampton · Roman Catholic |
77% | 80% | 9% | Good | |
77 Top 14% in England |
Penns Primary School Royal Sutton Coldfield |
81% | 84% | 6% | Report card | |
78 Top 15% in England |
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Bloxwich · Roman Catholic |
76% | 88% | 24% | No rating | |
79 Top 15% in England |
Arden Primary School Birmingham |
78% | 78% | 6% | No rating | |
80 Top 15% in England |
St Pauls Church of England Academy Tipton · Church of England |
76% | 69% | 14% | No rating | |
81 Top 15% in England |
Hall Green Junior School Birmingham |
78% | 75% | 7% | Report card | |
82 Top 15% in England |
Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy Birmingham |
77% | 68% | 7% | No rating | |
83 Top 15% in England |
Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary School Solihull · Church of England |
74% | 86% | 32% | Good | |
84 Top 15% in England |
Cannon Park Primary School Coventry |
79% | 86% | 7% | Good | |
85 Top 15% in England |
Kings Hill Primary School Darlaston |
77% | 74% | 9% | Report card | |
86 Top 15% in England |
Ark Tindal Primary Academy Birmingham |
77% | 78% | 11% | No rating | |
87 Top 15% in England |
Oldswinford C of E Primary School Stourbridge · Church of England |
76% | 80% | 13% | No rating | |
88 Top 16% in England |
Lakey Lane Primary School Birmingham |
73% | 73% | 18% | No rating | |
89 Top 16% in England |
Manor Primary School Wolverhampton |
75% | 73% | 16% | Outstanding | |
90 Top 16% in England |
Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School Knowle and Dorridge · Church of England |
72% | 77% | 27% | Good | |
91 Top 16% in England |
Lutley Primary School Halesowen |
75% | 82% | 15% | No rating | |
92 Top 16% in England |
Grace Mary Primary School Rowley Regis |
75% | 80% | 13% | No rating | |
93 Top 16% in England |
Manor Primary School Streetly |
78% | 69% | 8% | No rating | |
94 Top 16% in England |
Monkspath Junior and Infant School Solihull |
76% | 83% | 17% | Report card | |
95 Top 16% in England |
Claverley CofE Primary School Claverley · Church of England |
77% | 81% | 13% | No rating | |
96 Top 17% in England |
Oasis Academy Hobmoor Birmingham |
73% | 70% | 18% | Good | |
97 Top 17% in England |
St Patricks Church of England Primary Academy Solihull · Church of England |
73% | 77% | 19% | No rating | |
98 Top 18% in England |
West Park Primary School Wolverhampton |
71% | 76% | 18% | No rating | |
99 Top 18% in England |
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Royal Sutton Coldfield · Roman Catholic |
75% | 73% | 10% | No rating | |
100 Top 18% in England |
Moseley Church of England Primary School Birmingham · Church of England |
74% | 80% | 17% | Not judged |
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Best primary school in each town
- Streetly · best: St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly
- Birmingham · best: The Olive School, Small Heath
- Royal Sutton Coldfield · best: Four Oaks Primary School
- Wolverhampton · best: Spring Vale Primary School
- Stourbridge · best: Pedmore CE Primary School
- West Bromwich · best: St John Bosco Catholic Primary School
- Dudley · best: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
- Coventry · best: St John Vianney Catholic Primary School
- Willenhall · best: County Bridge Primary School
- Solihull · best: St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
- Brownhills · best: Walsall Wood School
- Halesowen · best: Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School
- Knowle and Dorridge · best: Knowle Church of England Primary Academy
- Sedgley · best: St Chad's Catholic Primary School
- Bilston (Wolverhampton) · best: Loxdale Primary School
- Walsall · best: St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School
- Pelsall · best: St Michael's Church of England C Primary School
- Aldridge · best: St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School
- Cradley Heath · best: Timbertree Academy
- Oldbury (Sandwell) · best: Moat Farm Junior School
- Tipton · best: Ocker Hill Academy
- Smethwick · best: Shireland Technology Primary
- Bloxwich · best: St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
- Darlaston · best: Kings Hill Primary School
- Rowley Regis · best: Grace Mary Primary School
- Rushall and Shelfield · best: St Francis Catholic Primary School
- Brierley Hill · best: Brockmoor Primary School
- Coseley · best: Bramford Primary School
- Kingswinford · best: Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School
- Wednesbury · best: Old Park Primary School
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Questions
What is the best primary school in West Midlands?
On exam results over the last three years, St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly is the top-ranked primary school in West Midlands, in the top 1% of schools in England.
How are the schools ranked?
By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.