St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School, Birmingham
St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Birmingham, part of St. John Paul Ii Multi Academy Company. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2012. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 111th-highest of the 275 schools in Birmingham with published results, and 5,775th of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2012)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
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 Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School in detail
St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, choir, chess, Lego, art and cheerleading.
Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 1.30pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Birmingham
Clubs (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 73% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 20 families put St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School as their first choice and 56 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 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 Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School are Birches Green Primary School (0.2 miles, 73% reading, 69% maths); Saint Barnabas Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 70% reading, 72% maths); Paget Primary School (0.4 miles, 63% reading, 55% maths); and Gunter Primary School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 57% reading, 60% maths).
St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Birches Green Primary SchoolSaint Barnabas Church of England Primary SchoolPaget Primary SchoolGunter Primary School
The trust
St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School is one of 14 schools run by St. John Paul Ii Multi Academy Company, an academy trust.
Who goes there
33% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (47%), Mixed (14%) and Black (14%).
In 2026, 44 pupils (22.3%) received SEN support and 7 (3.6%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Erdington Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tolworth Hall Road (opposite), 70 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School issued 17 suspensions, 8.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School are Erdington Academy (0.6 miles), St Edmund Campion Catholic School (0.9 miles), Hodge Hill Girls' School (1.1 miles) and Hodge Hill College (1.1 miles).
Erdington AcademySt Edmund Campion Catholic SchoolHodge Hill Girls' SchoolHodge Hill College
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from November 2012, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils enjoy attending this school. They feel safe and secure at school. Pupils like learning new things in their lessons and playing with their friends. Leaders and governors have high expectations for every pupil. Staff share these high expectations of pupils. Pupils work hard in lessons and successfully meet these expectations.
Pupils are polite and well mannered in lessons and around school. They are respectful of staff and of each other. Pupils treat others in the way they expect others to treat them. They know how important it is to behave towards everyone in an equal manner. It is rare for pupils to be unkind to each other. Staff deal effectively with any bullying that occurs. Pupils and parents alike value the breakfast and after-school clubs.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Leaders have developed a broad curriculum which is ambitious for pupils. The rich and diverse curriculum is well sequenced. It reflects the backgrounds of pupils. Leaders have carefully planned out what they expect pupils to learn in each subject, starting from the early years. The curriculum carefully builds on what pupils have learned before. Subject leaders use their strong subject knowledge to support colleagues to deliver the curriculum well.
There are effective systems for leaders and staff to assess what pupils have learned. Most teachers use assessment strategies well and adapt their teaching so pupils can build on what they have learned before. However, in some subjects, teachers do not check what pupils have learned well enough. They do not identify gaps in pupils' knowledge. This limits some pupils' ability to achieve well. Some teachers do not consistently model their presentation expectations for pupils. In turn, some pupils do not take as much pride in their work as they could.
From Ofsted's May 2023 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2012 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
21.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 73% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 67% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.1
Avg class size
26.3
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
7
Total classes
2 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 Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School.
- Our Special Angels-Queensbury970m away · Not yet graded
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School, with their latest published grades:
- Happy Days Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, 0.4 milesOfsted, 3 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- The Little Ripley Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted, 28 July 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
- Springthorpe Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.6 milesOfsted, 23 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- The Little Ripley Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.6 milesOfsted, 13 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- First Class Kidz Academy - Day nursery, 0.6 miles
Term dates
St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant 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
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You apply to the council where you live. St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant 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
- 35
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 35 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 32 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 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 Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School
Will you get a place at St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School?
For 2026 entry it had 20 first choices for 21 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
208 pupils
210 places
2 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the P36 planning area (Birmingham) will have 337 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(2)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
44
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
25.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
197
Total Pupils
97
Boys
100
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
19.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,900
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,557
Per pupil
£1282k
Total funding
£55k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
14.6%
Persistent absence
185
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
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Questions parents ask about St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School
What are SATs results like at St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School?
Of the pupils at St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 77% did so in maths.
What is St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School's Ofsted rating?
St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2023, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in November 2012, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School?
St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School?
Classes at St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School average 28.1 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School?
St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School has around 197 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School?
5.3% of sessions were missed at St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School in 2024/25. 14.6% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School: Our Special Angels-Queensbury (970m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 35 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 32 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 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 Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School?
St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School is at Kingsbury Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 9ND.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)