St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham
St Peter's Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Birmingham, part of Lumen Christi Catholic Multi Academy Company. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 7th-highest of the 275 schools in Birmingham with published results, and 474th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Birmingham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Peter's Catholic Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 97% of Year 6 pupils at St Peter's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St Peter's Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 33 families put St Peter's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 101 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Peter's Catholic Primary School are St Michael's Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 61% reading, 59% maths); Woodgate Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 56% reading, 49% maths); Kitwell Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 63% reading, 63% maths); and Nonsuch Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 65% reading, 58% maths).
St Peter's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolWoodgate Primary SchoolKitwell Primary SchoolNonsuch Primary School
The trust
St Peter's Catholic Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Lumen Christi Catholic Multi Academy Company, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
All 9 schools in Lumen Christi Catholic Multi Academy Company
What parents say
43 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Peter's Catholic Primary School (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that their child is happy at the school (98%).
Who goes there
35.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 25.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (41%), Black (31%) and Mixed (12%).
In 2026, 26 pupils (12.4%) received SEN support and 5 (2.4%) 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 Northfield Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.
17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Peters Church (opposite), 140 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 199 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Peter's Catholic Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Peter's Catholic Primary School are Bartley Green School (under 0.1 miles), King Edward VI Five Ways School (0.3 miles), Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre (1 mile) and E-ACT Shenley Academy (1 mile).
Bartley Green SchoolKing Edward VI Five Ways SchoolHillcrest School and Sixth Form CentreE-ACT Shenley Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 10 months agoReport card - no single overall grade (Ofsted's framework since November 2025)
Safeguarding standards: met
St Peter's Catholic Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in September 2024. Before that, as St Peter's Catholic Primary School (URN 103469), it was rated Outstanding in July 2019.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's December 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
St Peter's is an inclusive school where all children thrive. Pupils achieve well above average in reading, writing and maths, with high attendance and exemplary behaviour. The school creates a compassionate, nurturing community where disadvantaged pupils and those with special needs receive timely, effective support to access the same opportunities as their peers.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve above average in phonics, reading, writing and mathematics, with strong progress sustained over several years
- Excellent attendance rates across all pupil groups, including disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND
- Wonderful behaviour and positive attitudes - pupils live the school values of respect and compassion
- Highly inclusive approach with effective support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND
- Caring, calm and nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and supported
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching inconsistency in some classes, particularly in the use of questioning to further pupils' learning
- Need to provide further support and training to staff to ensure consistent teaching quality across the school
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met. Leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Football clubs, dance clubs, drawing clubs, liturgy leader roles, e-safety monitor roles
St Peter's Catholic Primary School is a high-performing primary school where pupils achieve well above average in national tests and benefit from a compassionate, nurturing environment. The school is particularly successful in supporting disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs.
At a Glance
35.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
43 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at April 2026 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
30.0
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from St Peter's Catholic Primary School
WK 13 Summer 17th July 2026
17 Jul 2026
WK 13 Summer 17th July 2026
17 Jul 2026
WK 12 Summer 10th July 2026
10 Jul 2026
WK 11 Summer 3rd July 2026
3 Jul 2026
WK 10 Summer 26th June 2026
26 Jun 2026
WK 9 Summer 19th June 2026
19 Jun 2026
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Peter's Catholic Primary School.
- The WaspsAt the school · Not yet graded
- Kiddies World Day Nursery/Kids Club LtdAt the school · Ofsted: Good
- Woodgate Buddy's410m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Peter'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 Peter's Catholic Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Peter's Catholic Primary School is in Birmingham; for families living there:
- How to apply: Travel passes for 5 to 16 year olds
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 23
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 10
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 15 slight.
10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 4 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
10 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 counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at St Peter's Catholic Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Full
210 pupils
210 places
No spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Birmingham
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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
26
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
14.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
210
Total Pupils
111
Boys
99
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
21.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,064
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,015
Per pupil
£1452k
Total funding
£118k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.9%
Overall absence
7.7%
Persistent absence
182
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about St Peter's Catholic Primary School
What are SATs results like at St Peter's Catholic Primary School?
Of the pupils at St Peter's Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 97% reached the expected standard in reading and 93% did so in maths.
What is St Peter's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Peter's Catholic Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in September 2024. Before that, as St Peter's Catholic Primary School (URN 103469), it was rated Outstanding in July 2019.
What is the catchment area for St Peter's Catholic Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Peter's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Birmingham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Peter's Catholic Primary School?
St Peter's Catholic Primary School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at St Peter's Catholic Primary School?
Classes at St Peter's Catholic Primary School average 30 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Peter's Catholic Primary School?
St Peter's Catholic Primary School has around 210 pupils on roll. 36% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Peter's Catholic Primary School?
3.9% of sessions were missed at St Peter's Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 7.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Peter's Catholic Primary School?
Apply through Birmingham's coordinated admissions process, naming St Peter's Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St Peter's Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs at the school: The Wasps (registered, not yet graded) and Kiddies World Day Nursery/Kids Club Ltd (rated Good by Ofsted). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St Peter's Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 15 slight. 10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 4 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 10 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's Catholic Primary School?
St Peter's Catholic Primary School is at Adams Hill, Bartley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3QD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)