Elms Farm Community Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Birmingham, United Kingdom with 403 pupils. Ofsted: Report card, 13 January 2026: strong standard in 2 areas, expected standard in 4; safeguarding met. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Learning Mentor (closes 18 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Emma Baxter, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
403 pupils · 52% girls · 59.4% eligible for free school meals · 35.7% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
65 (15.7%) on SEN support · 14 (3.4%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
We are looking for a Learning Mentor to join our team here at Elms Farm Primary School! We have an exciting new opportunity to appoint an enthusiastic and caring Learning Mentor…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
60%
4%
2023/24
57%
0%
2022/23
49%
0%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Report card (13 January 2026)
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and well-being
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Safeguarding
Met
Date
Inspection
Outcome
13 January 2026
Report card
Strong standard in 2 areas, expected standard in 4; safeguarding met
22 September 2021
Graded inspection
Good
23 March 2021
Monitoring visit
Leaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action to provide education in the current circumstances
18 December 2019
Monitoring visit
Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
22.3
18.1
–
0
£51,570
2024/25
21.6
18.8
0%
0
£43,834
2023/24
19.5
20.5
24%
0
£41,139
2022/23
19.4
19.1
30%
0
£44,848
2021/22
21.1
16.6
14%
0
£40,712
2020/21
21.8
16.0
16%
0
£41,403
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
20.1
17.9
3%
0
£40,446
2018/19
22.5
17.1
22%
0
£38,866
2017/18
20.5
18.4
15%
0
£38,459
2016/17
20.5
20.2
24%
0
£36,442
2015/16
22.3
18.8
26%
0
£34,700
2014/15
21.3
19.0
19%
0
£33,106
2013/14
17.5
21.6
29%
0
£36,590
2012/13
17.6
18.2
13%
0
£34,074
2011/12
14.6
19.5
21%
0
£35,017
2010/11
16.6
17.9
19%
0
£34,244
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
6.8%
1.9%
24.1%
0.3%
2024/25
5.8%
1.5%
15.3%
0.8%
2023/24
6.5%
2.0%
21.9%
1.8%
2022/23
7.3%
1.9%
23.4%
0.9%
2021/22
8.3%
2.3%
32.3%
1.3%
2020/21
5.5%
1.6%
20.4%
0.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
6.3%
2.5%
17.6%
1.6%
2017/18
6.4%
2.5%
24.3%
1.9%
2016/17
6.2%
2.4%
22.4%
0.8%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
7 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 5 teaching, 2 support. Most often advertised: Class Teacher, Class Teacher and PSHE & RSHE Lead MPS/UPS +, Grade A Teaching Assistant. Last advertised October 2026.
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Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.