College Stores

Birmingham

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

College Stores scored just 1 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Major improvement necessary

Last inspected on 18 August 2025 by Birmingham.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for College Stores, from January 2018 to August 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 4 in 2018 to 1 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of College Stores.

Food hygiene rating history for College Stores
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
25 January 2018	4 / 5	Good
18 August 2025	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

College Stores in Birmingham has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (major improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 1 out of 5 means major improvement was necessary at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

31 College Road,
Springfield,
Birmingham,
B13 9LS

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for College Stores. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects College Stores?

Food hygiene at College Stores is inspected by Birmingham, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/environmental-health or [email protected].

Questions about College Stores

What is College Stores’s food hygiene rating?

College Stores has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 August 2025.

When was College Stores last inspected?

College Stores was last inspected by Birmingham on 18 August 2025.

Is a 1 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 1 out of 5 means major improvement was necessary at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.