St Francis Catholic Primary School, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our mission here at St. Francis' is to welcome and value all as individuals created by God. While we work, learn, pray and play together through Christ. We provide a benevolent and nurturing environment for children to grow spiritually, intellectually, and socially. We encourage children to become independent, resilient learners who are engaged with their learning."

St Francis Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 103437), 67% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 23 families put St Francis Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 77 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.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Francis Catholic Primary School are Anglesey Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 86% reading, 80% maths); Nishkam Primary School Birmingham (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 92% reading, 93% maths); St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 81% reading, 90% maths); and Welford Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 66% reading, 65% maths).

St Francis 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.

64.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 30.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (61%), Mixed (17%) and Asian (14%).

In 2026, 64 pupils (18.9%) received SEN support and 2 (0.6%) 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.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro), about 880 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Villa Street (adjacent), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Francis 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 863 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435), as is usual near a town centre.

The secondary schools closest to St Francis Catholic Primary School are Nishkam High School (0.3 miles), King Edward VI Handsworth School (0.5 miles), Holte School (0.6 miles) and Jewellery Quarter Academy (0.9 miles).