Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a community family with around 390 children on roll, situated in the Sacred Heart and St John Henry Newman Parish in Kingstanding, North Birmingham. Central to everything we do is the formation of each pupil as a unique child of God."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 23 December 2026, an open day on Sunday 24 January 2027, an open day on Wednesday 24 February 2027 and an open day on Wednesday 24 March 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Christ The King Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 90% in reading and 92% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 49 families put Christ The King Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 124 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Christ The King Catholic Primary School are Warren Farm Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths); Kingsthorne Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 67% reading, 69% maths); Kings Rise Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 70% reading, 67% maths); and Twickenham Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 86% reading, 89% maths).

Christ The King Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

33 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Christ The King Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 71% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (71%).

45.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 27.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (44%), Black (28%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 61 pupils (15.6%) received SEN support and 5 (1.3%) 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.

Christ The King Catholic Primary School had 23 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Erdington Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is RC Primary School (adjacent), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Christ The King Catholic 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 2024/25, Christ The King Catholic Primary School issued 8 suspensions, 2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Christ The King Catholic Primary School are E-ACT North Birmingham Academy (0.6 miles), Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School (0.7 miles) and Fortis Academy (1.1 miles).