Grestone Academy
School Name: Grestone Academy Address: Grestone Avenue, Handsworth Wood Town/City: BIRMINGHAM County: West Midlands Postcode: B20 1ND Telephone Number: 0121 675 6787 Website: www.grestoneacademy.com
Phase: Primary (ages 2-11) Type: Academy sponsor led Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2013 Trust: Hamstead Hall Academy Trust Sponsor: Hamstead Hall Academy
Head of School: Mrs Deborah Steen
Capacity: 450
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 366 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 81% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 47.7%
URN: 139904
DfE Number: 330/2138
UKPRN: 10042430
UPRN: 100071413272
Region: West Midlands (E12000005)
District: Birmingham (E08000025)
Constituency: Birmingham Perry Barr (E14001098)
Electoral Ward: Handsworth Wood (E05011143)
Easting & Northing: 404309E, 291602N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 31' 22.5" N 1° 56' 16.04" W
Plus Code: 9C4WG3F6+5V
DfE Record: View record
- Hamstead Hall Academy (0.9km)
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (1.0km)
- King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy (1.1km)
- St John Wall Catholic School (1.2km)
- Cherry Orchard Primary School (1.2km)
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (1.2km)
- Rookery School (1.2km)
- Dorrington Academy (1.3km)
- William Murdoch Primary School (1.5km)
- St Mark's Catholic Primary School (1.5km)
Same trust
Same sponsor Predecessor school†
- Miss Farzana Ahmed - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 30 September 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 September 2029.
- Mr Ashfaque Chowdhury - Local Governor. Appointed on 8 March 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 7 March 2028.
- Ms Sunita Joshipura - Local Governor. Appointed on 13 July 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 13 July 2027.
- Ms Sandeep Kaur - Local Governor. Appointed on 7 November 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 6 November 2029.
- Ms Kalsom Khan - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 1 December 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 September 2026.
- Mr Andrew Thomas Matthews - Local Governor. Appointed on 12 December 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 December 2028.
- Mr Darren Skinner - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 31 August 2026.