St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham
St Clare's Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Birmingham, part of St Teresa of Calcutta Multi Academy Company. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Birmingham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
St Clare's Catholic Primary School in detail
St Clare's Catholic Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care until 6:00pm.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
St Clare's Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 103476), 70% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St Clare's Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 12 families put St Clare's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 41 named it as one of their preferences, for 13 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 St Clare's Catholic Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Clare's Catholic Primary School are Westminster Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths); St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth (0.3 miles, Good, 72% reading, 68% maths); Heathfield Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 90% reading, 85% maths); and Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth) (0.4 miles, Good, 57% reading, 60% maths).
Westminster Primary SchoolSt Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, HandsworthHeathfield Primary SchoolHoly Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth)
The trust
St Clare's Catholic Primary School is one of 12 schools run by St Teresa of Calcutta Multi Academy Company, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
All 12 schools in St Teresa of Calcutta Multi Academy Company
Who goes there
60.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 64.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Black (51%), Asian (30%) and other ethnic groups (7%).
In 2026, 34 pupils (17.6%) received SEN support and 4 (2.1%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Perry Barr Rail Station, about 1040 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Church Hill Road (before), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Clare'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 816 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435), as is usual near a town centre.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Clare's Catholic Primary School are King Edward VI Handsworth School (0.7 miles), King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy (0.7 miles), Broadway Academy (0.8 miles) and Holte School (0.8 miles).
King Edward VI Handsworth SchoolKing Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' AcademyBroadway AcademyHolte School
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; 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
St Clare's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as St Clare's Catholic Primary School (URN 103476), it was rated Requires Improvement in October 2018.
At a Glance
60.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
22.5
Avg class size
2
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at St Clare's Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 103476). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 60% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 58% to 64% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 44% to 64% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with St Clare's Catholic Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Clare's Catholic Primary School.
- Vertex Tuition370m away · Not yet graded
- Diamond Academy510m away · Not yet graded
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to St Clare's Catholic Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Tiny Steps Community Nursery - Pre-school, 0.3 milesOfsted, 22 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Lime Tree Nursery - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted, 28 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Little Smarties Academy Limited - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted report card, 20 May 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
- Bright Start Childcare - Day nursery, 0.4 milesOfsted, 30 June 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
- Early years Day Nursery Handsworth - Day nursery, 0.4 milesOfsted report card, 3 June 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Term dates
St Clare's 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 St Clare's Catholic Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Clare's Catholic Primary School is in Birmingham; for families living there:
- Birmingham's school travel policy: Travel assistance policy for children and young people aged 0 to 25: 2026 to 2027
- How to apply: Travel passes for 5 to 16 year olds
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 45
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 45 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 39 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 3 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 Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Clare's Catholic Primary School
Will you get a place at St Clare's Catholic Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 12 first choices for 13 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
69%
Available places
193 pupils
281 places
88 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
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
34
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
19.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
193
Total Pupils
112
Boys
81
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
13.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,543
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at St Clare's Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 103476). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
4.5%
Overall absence
12.5%
Persistent absence
216
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
St Clare's Catholic Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Clare's Catholic Primary School
Are there exam results for St Clare's Catholic Primary School?
St Clare's Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 103476), 70% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St Clare's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Clare's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as St Clare's Catholic Primary School (URN 103476), it was rated Requires Improvement in October 2018.
How big are the classes at St Clare's Catholic Primary School?
Classes at St Clare's Catholic Primary School average 22.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Clare's Catholic Primary School?
St Clare's Catholic Primary School has around 193 pupils on roll. 61% are eligible for free school meals.
Does St Clare's Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of St Clare's Catholic Primary School: Vertex Tuition (370m away, registered, not yet graded) and Diamond Academy (510m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near St Clare's Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 45 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 39 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 3 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 Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Clare's Catholic Primary School?
St Clare's Catholic Primary School is at Robert Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 3RT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)