Maryvale Catholic Primary School, Birmingham
Maryvale Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Birmingham, part of St. John Paul Ii Multi Academy Company. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was 99% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Birmingham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Maryvale Catholic Primary School in detail
Maryvale Catholic Primary School in its own words
Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 1.30pm, an open day on Wednesday 25 November 2026, an open day on Wednesday 9 December 2026 and an open day on Wednesday 6 January 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Birmingham
Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Maryvale Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 103426), 67% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 60% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Maryvale Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Maryvale Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 63 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Maryvale Catholic Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Maryvale Catholic Primary School are Kingsthorne Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 67% reading, 69% maths); Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 82% reading, 88% maths); Glenmead Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); and Kingsland Primary School (NC) (0.7 miles, Good, 86% reading, 70% maths).
Kingsthorne Primary SchoolBarr View Primary & Nursery AcademyGlenmead Primary SchoolKingsland Primary School (NC)
The trust
Maryvale Catholic Primary School is one of 14 schools run by St. John Paul Ii Multi Academy Company, an academy trust.
Who goes there
39.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 32.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (46%), Black (27%) and Mixed (7%).
In 2026, 29 pupils (13.1%) received SEN support and 4 (1.8%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hamstead Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Maryvale J & I School (adjacent), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Maryvale Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Maryvale Catholic Primary School are Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School (0.1 miles), Fortis Academy (0.5 miles), Arena Academy (0.8 miles) and E-ACT North Birmingham Academy (1.1 miles).
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic SchoolFortis AcademyArena AcademyE-ACT North Birmingham Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Maryvale Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2025. Before that, as Maryvale Catholic Primary School (URN 103426), it was rated Good in June 2024.
At a Glance
39.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.5
Avg class size
28.3
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
8
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Maryvale Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 103426). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 73% to 67% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 70% to 60% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Maryvale Catholic Primary School
No.2_18 Sept
22 Sep 2026
No1 4 September 2026
4 Sep 2026
No 16_30 June 2026
2 Jul 2026
No.15_8 June 26
30 Jun 2026
No.14_15 May 26
15 May 2026
No.13_ 1st May 2026
1 May 2026
From Maryvale Catholic Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Maryvale Catholic Primary School.
- Inspired Children's Club - Glenmead Primary School840m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Maryvale Catholic Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Birmingham's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Maryvale Catholic Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Maryvale Catholic Primary School is in Birmingham; for families living there:
- How to apply: Travel passes for 5 to 16 year olds
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Maryvale Catholic Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
206 pupils
208 places
2 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Birmingham
Across Birmingham council
Places available
15,375
Applications
12,117
Got 1st preference
92.1%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Birmingham council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
29
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
14.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
222
Total Pupils
104
Boys
118
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
18.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,544
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Maryvale Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 103426). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
6.2%
Overall absence
20.9%
Persistent absence
187
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Maryvale Catholic Primary School
Are there exam results for Maryvale Catholic Primary School?
Maryvale Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 103426), 67% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 60% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Maryvale Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Maryvale Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2025. Before that, as Maryvale Catholic Primary School (URN 103426), it was rated Good in June 2024.
What is the catchment area for Maryvale Catholic Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Maryvale Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Birmingham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Maryvale Catholic Primary School?
Maryvale Catholic Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Maryvale Catholic Primary School?
Classes at Maryvale Catholic Primary School average 27.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Maryvale Catholic Primary School?
Maryvale Catholic Primary School has around 222 pupils on roll. 40% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Maryvale Catholic Primary School?
Apply through Birmingham's coordinated admissions process, naming Maryvale Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Maryvale Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Maryvale Catholic Primary School: Inspired Children's Club - Glenmead Primary School (840m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Maryvale Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Maryvale Catholic Primary School?
Maryvale Catholic Primary School is at Old Oscott Hill, Kingstanding, Birmingham, West Midlands, B44 9AG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)