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St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham

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Roman Catholic
Ages 3–11

St Anne's Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Birmingham, part of Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 66th-highest of the 275 schools in Birmingham with published results, and 3,694th of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Solihull (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

St Anne's Catholic Primary School in detail

St Anne's Catholic Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "A very warm welcome to St. Anne's Catholic Primary School. We are very proud of our school. We welcome all families. We recognise that every child is unique and special, created by God's love. Our children care, share and learn together. We are a fully inclusive school and we welcome all families and all children of different backgrounds."

The school runs after-school care.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at St Anne's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 81% in Solihull and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (82% in reading, 89% in maths).

Getting a place at St Anne's Catholic Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 55 families put St Anne's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 142 named it as one of their preferences, for 61 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at St Anne's Catholic Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Anne's Catholic Primary School are Fordbridge Community Primary School (0.2 miles, 84% reading, 81% maths); Coleshill Heath School (0.5 miles); St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 90% reading, 80% maths); and Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 72% reading, 68% maths).

St Anne's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Fordbridge Community Primary SchoolColeshill Heath SchoolSt Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolBishop Wilson Church of England Primary School

The trust

St Anne's Catholic Primary School is one of 14 schools run by Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 14 schools in Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company

What parents say

50 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Anne's Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Marston Green Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Coleford Drive (opposite), 90 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Anne's 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 August 2026, police recorded 522 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Solihull (226), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

St Anne's Catholic Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to St Anne's Catholic Primary School are WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) (0.2 miles), John Henry Newman Catholic College (0.4 miles), Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst (0.4 miles) and Grace Academy Solihull (0.5 miles).

WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)John Henry Newman Catholic CollegeTudor Grange Academy KingshurstGrace Academy Solihull

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr DANIEL LINEHAN
Pupils:447
LA:Solihull
Phone:01217798060
Address:Bosworth Drive, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, B37 5DP
Trust:OUR LADY AND ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY (14 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 April 2021

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
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Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 25 March 2025View full report

St Anne's Catholic Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in April 2021. Before that, as St Anne's Catholic Primary School (URN 104104), it was rated Outstanding in November 2014.

URN:148092
UKPRN:10086761
Diocese:Archdiocese of Birmingham
Constituency:Meriden and Solihull East
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

St Anne's creates a welcoming environment where every child feels valued and special. Teachers are highly skilled at teaching the curriculum and quickly spot when children need extra help, ensuring no pupil falls behind. The school offers amazing learning opportunities through trips, clubs, and a carefully planned programme that builds children's understanding from Nursery through to Year 6.

Key Strengths

  • Expertly taught, ambitious curriculum with strong pupil outcomes in Year 6 assessments
  • Exceptional behaviour and positive attitudes to learning throughout the school
  • Outstanding early reading programme with highly effective phonics teaching
  • Skilful support for pupils with SEND, disadvantaged pupils, and those learning English as an additional language
  • Extensive extra-curricular activities and trips that enhance learning

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with staff trained to support pupils and a culture where children feel safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Empowering girls club, motorskills club, digital leaders, prayer leaders, chess, dance, bowling, young voices, trips to local farms, bluebell woods, and sites of historical significance

St Anne's Catholic Primary School is an Outstanding school where pupils love attending and thrive academically. The school has exceptionally ambitious teaching, outstanding behaviour, and strong personal development opportunities for all pupils.

At a Glance

29.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

50 responses
Would recommend94%
Child is happy94%
Child does well98%
High expectations98%
Feels safe92%
Well behaved94%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)50%
Kept informed94%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)89%
Wider development92%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-3ppMaths+1ppWriting-1pp

Reading has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 90% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 90% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

29.8

Avg class size

28.2

Infant (KS1)

30.5

KS2

15

Total classes

5 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Anne's Catholic Primary School.

  • Saints And Angels Before And After School ClubAt the school · Not yet graded
  • Take - A - Break Warwickshire770m away · Not yet graded
  • TGAK K2 Building810m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

St Anne's Catholic Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Solihull's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Coleford Drive (opp)
92m · 1 min walk
St Anne's Church (opp)
136m · 2 min walk
Moat Croft (after)
235m · 4 min walk
Conway Road (adj)
276m · 4 min walk
Brickhill Drive (opp)
289m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. St Anne's Catholic Primary School is in Solihull; for families living there:

Apply to Solihull for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
19
Fatal
1
Serious
9
Children hurt
8

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 9 serious and 9 slight.

8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

7 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 Solihull is 12 (the median across 90 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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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

99%

Near capacity

417 pupils

420 places

3 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham

Low pressure
New homes approved:18,575
Projected new pupils:4,644

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Birmingham

Across Solihull council

Low demand council-wide0.79 applications per place

Places available

2,638

Applications

2,090

Got 1st preference

91.7%

Got preferred school

99.0%

All primary applications across Solihull council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History

25 March 2025
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

86

SEN Support

17

EHC Plans

23.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication36
Social, Emotional & Mental Health34
Autistic Spectrum Disorder15
Moderate Learning Difficulty9
Specific Learning Difficulty5
Hearing Impairment2
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
67.6%
Asian
1.7%
Black
10.0%
Mixed
10.4%
Chinese
0.2%
Other
0.7%
Unclassified
0.9%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals29.5%
English as Additional Language16.3%

447

Total Pupils

213

Boys

234

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

22

Teachers

20.3:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£48,729

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,489

Per pupil

£2615k

Total funding

£192k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£372,446
EAL funding£28,493
Lump sum£145,611

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.4%

Overall absence

12.3%

Persistent absence

365

Enrolments

Authorised4.0%
Unauthorised1.4%
Persistent (10%+)12.3%
Severe (50%+)1.1%

Absence trend

6.2%
21/22
5.6%
22/23
5.9%
23/24
5.4%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about St Anne's Catholic Primary School

What are SATs results like at St Anne's Catholic Primary School?

Of the pupils at St Anne's Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% reached the expected standard in reading and 90% did so in maths.

What is St Anne's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in April 2021. Before that, as St Anne's Catholic Primary School (URN 104104), it was rated Outstanding in November 2014.

What is the catchment area for St Anne's Catholic Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When St Anne's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Solihull allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at St Anne's Catholic Primary School?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at St Anne's Catholic Primary School?

Classes at St Anne's Catholic Primary School average 29.8 pupils (2025/26). 5 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to St Anne's Catholic Primary School?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School has around 447 pupils on roll. 30% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at St Anne's Catholic Primary School?

5.4% of sessions were missed at St Anne's Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 12.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to St Anne's Catholic Primary School?

Apply through Solihull's coordinated admissions process, naming St Anne's 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 St Anne's Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Saints And Angels Before And After School Club (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near St Anne's Catholic Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 9 serious and 9 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 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 Solihull is 12 (the median across 90 schools, same distance and years).

Where is St Anne's Catholic Primary School?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School is at Bosworth Drive, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 5DP.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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