The Olive School, Small Heath Catchment Area
The Olive School, Small Heath is an academy sponsor led primary school in Birmingham , serving pupils aged 4-11, with 419 pupils, and a capacity of 420 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
4-11
Age range
419
Pupils
420
Capacity
100%
Fill rate
Outstanding
Ofsted 2024
The Olive School, Small Heath Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for The Olive School, Small Heath?
The catchment area for The Olive School, Small Heath is the geographic zone Birmingham uses to prioritise admissions when this primary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Birmingham publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to The Olive School, Small Heath is managed by Birmingham and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Birmingham before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Birmingham catchment area documents →The Olive School, Small Heath: at or above its 420 place limit
The Olive School, Small Heath has a published admission number of 420 places. 419 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 100%. The school is at or above its published limit of 420 places. Birmingham allocates places using ranked criteria: looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment distance. The last-distance figure is likely to remain tight if demand holds at this level.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 42.5% of pupils at The Olive School, Small Heath are eligible for free school meals, above the national average of around 24%. This reflects the school's role in a higher-deprivation area of Birmingham.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Birmingham publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Birmingham Council school admissions (official) →
The Olive School, Small Heath: School Information
- Full address
- Waverley Road, Birmingham, B10 0EG
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 4-11 years
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Free school meals
- 42.5% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 147452
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Other Muslim Schools in Birmingham
The Olive School, Small Heath shares its religious character with these Muslim schools across Birmingham. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
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Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to The Olive School, Small Heath by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: The Olive School, Small Heath
What is the catchment area for The Olive School, Small Heath? ▾
The catchment area for The Olive School, Small Heath is the geographic zone Birmingham uses to prioritise admissions when this primary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Birmingham publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is The Olive School, Small Heath oversubscribed? ▾
The Olive School, Small Heath is operating close to its capacity of 420 places (100% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for The Olive School, Small Heath? ▾
The Olive School, Small Heath uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Birmingham before each admissions cycle.
What age range does The Olive School, Small Heath cover? ▾
The Olive School, Small Heath is a primary school in Birmingham, serving pupils aged 4-11. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for The Olive School, Small Heath? ▾
The Olive School, Small Heath was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2024. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.