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Mere Green Primary School

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Academy converter in Sutton Coldfield, B75 5BL, taking ages 3 to 11, 422 on roll.

No current grade Ofsted, Jun 2025
8.563759056507637 mi Admitted from, 2023/24
100% Full
64.0% Met the expected standard, 2024/25

Will an address get in?

In the 2023/24 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Mere Green Primary School lived 8.563759056507637 miles away, according to Birmingham. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.

Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.

The circle is 8.563759056507637 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2023/24. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Mere Green Primary School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived. 8.563759056507637 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

Religious characterNo religious character
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 422 pupils in 420 places (100% full)
TrustTHE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Local authorityBirmingham

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Meeting the expected standard 64.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25)
YearMeeting the expected standard
2024/25 64.0%
2023/24 60.0%
2022/23 61.0%

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Mere Green Primary School

Girls and boys48.3% girls, 51.7% boys
English as an additional language16.4% of pupils
Free school meals13.3% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

What it costs to live within reach of Mere Green Primary School

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 8.563759056507637 miles the school admitted from in 2023/24, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is B35 at £185,000; the dearest, B74, £735,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
B35 Birmingham 5.1 mi £185,000 43 sales
B44 Birmingham 3.8 mi £192,000 161 sales
B23 Birmingham 4.3 mi £208,000 143 sales
B42 Birmingham 5.2 mi £222,000 176 sales
B24 Birmingham 4.7 mi £250,000 178 sales
WS9 Walsall 4.1 mi £257,950 129 sales
B43 Sandwell 5.1 mi £261,500 105 sales
B76 Birmingham 3.7 mi £335,000 47 sales
B72 Birmingham 2.7 mi £379,500 149 sales
B73 Birmingham 2.5 mi £410,000 149 sales
B75 Birmingham 1.1 mi £500,000 111 sales
B74 Birmingham 1.5 mi £735,000 107 sales

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.

The fee-paying alternative

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Checking the house as well as the school

The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for Mere Green Primary School?

Mere Green Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2023/24 lived 8.563759056507637 miles away, per Birmingham.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Mere Green Primary School?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 8.563759056507637 miles was enough in 2023/24, and at 100% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Mere Green Primary School guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

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