St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Mary's excels at teaching children to read with enthusiasm and structure, ensuring all pupils including those with learning difficulties develop strong phonics skills. Teachers explain learning clearly and quickly identify and fix gaps in understanding. The school's strong Catholic values mean pupils develop excellent respect for people from different cultures and backgrounds, and take on responsibilities to help their community.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve at a high level in English and mathematics across all year groups
- Strong reading programme with well-structured phonics and enthusiastic teaching
- Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
- Pupils behave well, show respect for differences, and understand the seriousness of bullying
- Strong Catholic ethos and spiritual development with good understanding of world faiths
Areas for Improvement
- Curriculum is not coherently sequenced in some foundation subjects and areas of learning in early years
- Pupils do not build consistently on prior knowledge in these subjects
- Leaders and governors have not reviewed their own effectiveness well enough through external validation
- School improvement momentum could be stronger in non-core subject areas
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with a strong culture of safety, well-trained staff, prompt reporting of concerns, and pupils understanding personal and internet safety.
Extracurricular Activities
Karate, chess, musical instrument tuition, sports teams, school visits including Houses of Parliament, school clubs and events, charity fundraising
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a good school where pupils are happy, feel safe, and achieve well in English and mathematics. However, the school needs to improve the sequencing and development of some other subjects to match the high standards in core areas.
At a Glance
20.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 95%. Maths has remained stable at around 90%. Writing has remained stable at around 93%.
Class Sizes
29.9
Avg class size
29.8
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
14
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Over capacity
418 pupils
420 capacity
2 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)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.42086%
Overall absence
6.19946%
Persistent absence
371
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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