The Olive School, Small Heath
Primary school in Birmingham. Outstanding (Jan 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 23 January 2024, report published 7 March 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around January 2028
The last inspection was in January 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.4 milesLift Montgomery
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Nov 2024)
- 0.5 milesSomerville Primary (NC) School
Report card, May 2026: 7 expected
- 0.5 milesHoly Family Catholic Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Feb 2025)
- 0.5 milesSt Benedict's Primary School
Good (Jan 2023)
- 0.6 milesConway Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Oct 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.