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The 18 Birmingham primary schools that were the hardest to get into this year (2025/26) Joe Forte

December 2, 2025

Explore Birmingham’s top 18 primary schools with the most competitive enrolment for the 2025 academic year, according to Department of Education data.

As a new school year officially begins, and whilst National Offer Day may feel like a lifetime away, it was a tense time for many families and unfortunately not all children received the school allocation they had wished for.

Using the latest data available on the Department of Education website, we have rounded the toughest primary schools to get to in Bristol.

Here are the 18 hardest Birmingham primary schools to get for 2025/26 based on latest data:

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