Station Road, Harborne, Birmingham B17 9LU
10 reasons to choose Harborne Primary School
Top line
Harborne Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Birmingham and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Harborne Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2014) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Birmingham LEA.
Average class size
Harborne Primary School has three classes per year at Station Road, one per year at Court Oak Road, and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Harborne Primary School ranks in the top 22% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress scores are around the national average.
The Harborne Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 2.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Harborne Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Harborne Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm at both sites provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Harborne Primary School
The Blue Coat School (0.6 miles); Norfolk House School, Edgbaston (1 mile); Edgbaston High Preparatory School (1.3 miles).
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Harborne (0.1 miles); Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Harborne (1.3 miles); St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Selly Oak (1.9 miles).
Edgbaston High School for Girls (1.3 miles); King Edward’s School, Birmingham (1.5 miles); King Edward VI High School for Girls (1.6 miles).
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls (1 mile); St Paul’s School for Girls (1.5 miles); Shireland Collegiate Academy (2.2 miles).