St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Dunstan's is a caring, supportive school where children flourish academically and personally. The school excels at helping all pupils, including those with additional needs, make good progress in reading and maths. With strong behaviour, excellent enrichment activities, and a vibrant Catholic community atmosphere, your child will be well-prepared for life ahead.
Key Strengths
- All groups of pupils make good progress and achieve well, particularly in reading and mathematics
- Pupils' behaviour is consistently good with positive attitudes to learning
- Strong early years provision helps children settle quickly and make good progress
- Excellent spiritual, moral, social and cultural development with pupils well-prepared for modern Britain
- Strong partnerships and wide range of sporting and musical enrichment activities
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils not making good progress in writing due to untidy presentation and poor handwriting
- Staff with subject responsibilities not fully contributing to monitoring of teaching and learning in their areas
- Need to improve impact of writing training on pupils' ability to present work neatly with fluent, legible handwriting
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with school leaders ensuring good procedures to keep pupils safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sporting activities, musical activities, trips, clubs, play leader responsibilities
St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School is a good school where leaders have maintained educational quality and all groups of pupils make good progress, particularly in reading and mathematics with above-average standards by Year 6.
At a Glance
36.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 81% to 94%. Maths has improved from 86% to 90%. Writing has remained stable at around 81%.
Class Sizes
28.3
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
29.7
KS2
10
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
69%
Available places
288 pupils
420 capacity
132 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Birmingham
Admissions Demand - Birmingham
Places available
15,570
Applications
12,541
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Primary admissions across Birmingham (2025/26)
Inspection History(108)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.65458%
Overall absence
10.50725%
Persistent absence
276
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Wheelers Lane Technology College
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Swanshurst School
Fox Hollies School
Queensbridge School
Kings Heath Secondary School
Uffculme School
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