Canterbury Cross Primary School, Birmingham

In its own words: "Canterbury Cross Primary School is a two-form entry school, which is maintained by Canterbury Cross Education Trust. We have over 400 pupils attending the school aged between 4 and 11. We also have a part-time Nursery with 60 part time places."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am, from £1.00 per day.

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Canterbury Cross Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 81% in reading and 84% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 85 families put Canterbury Cross Primary School as their first choice and 167 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 25 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Canterbury Cross Primary School are Sacred Heart Catholic School (0.2 miles, Requires improvement, 79% reading, 63% maths); Birchfield Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 77% reading, 85% maths); Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth) (0.3 miles, Good, 57% reading, 60% maths); and Westminster Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths).

Canterbury Cross Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Canterbury Cross Primary School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

23 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Canterbury Cross Primary School (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 33% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (33%).

54.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 41.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (78%), other ethnic groups (7%) and Black (6%).

In 2026, 102 pupils (21.2%) received SEN support and 8 (1.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Perry Barr Rail Station, about 500 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Livingstone Road (near), 250 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Canterbury Cross Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 694 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435), as is usual near a town centre.

Canterbury Cross Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Canterbury Cross Primary School are Broadway Academy (0.2 miles); Eden Boys' School, Birmingham (0.5 miles); Prince Albert High School (0.7 miles); and Holte School (0.8 miles).