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St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School, Birmingham

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Roman Catholic
Ages 3–11

St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Birmingham, part of Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 261st-highest of the 275 schools in Birmingham with published results, and 13,485th of 14,452 across England. It was 66% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2024)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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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 Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School in detail

St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "As a Catholic school, Christ is firmly at the centre of all that we do and we pride ourselves on the positive ethos we create which is embedded through our mission statement: We strive to follow Christ's example to always do our best. We serve our local community and to build Christ's kingdom so that He is known to all."

Headteacher's welcome (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils at St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School reached the expected standard in reading and 48% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 70% in reading and 52% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School

For September 2026 entry, 21 families put St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School as their first choice and 49 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 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 Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School are Firs Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Requires improvement, 66% reading, 53% maths); Heathlands Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 74% reading, 74% maths); Tame Valley Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 69% reading, 72% maths); and St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 87% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School.

Firs Primary SchoolHeathlands Primary AcademyTame Valley AcademySt Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School

The trust

St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School is one of 14 schools run by Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 14 schools in Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company

Who goes there

51.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 55.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (32%), Asian (19%) and White British (19%).

In 2026, 54 pupils (20.4%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) 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 Stechford Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Berrandale Gardens (adjacent), 230 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School are Hodge Hill Girls' School (0.7 miles), Hodge Hill College (0.9 miles) and Lift Greenwood (1.3 miles).

Hodge Hill Girls' SchoolHodge Hill CollegeLift Greenwood

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; 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

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Helen Milligan
Pupils:265
LA:Birmingham
Phone:01216753319
Address:Shawsdale Road, Birmingham, B36 8LY
Trust:OUR LADY AND ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY (14 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 April 2021

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 12 March 2024View full report
URN:148083
UKPRN:10086768
Diocese:Archdiocese of Birmingham
Constituency:Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2024 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

51.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-6ppMaths-4ppWriting+5pp

Reading has declined from 70% to 64% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 52% to 48% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 61% to 66% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

20.9

Avg class size

29.0

Infant (KS1)

20.6

KS2

10

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

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Before and after school care

St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Birmingham

Term dates

St Wilfrid's Catholic 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

Berrandale Gardens (adjacent)
228m · 4 min walk
Millington Road (adj)
302m · 5 min walk
Kempson Road (opp)
328m · 5 min walk
Riddfield Road (adjacent)
372m · 6 min walk
Clock Garage (adjacent)
415m · 7 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
36
Fatal
0
Serious
5
Children hurt
5

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 36 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 31 slight.

5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.

4 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 Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School

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  • Applications, first choices and offers at St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School for 2022 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Birmingham got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

66%

Available places

279 pupils

420 places

141 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham

Low pressure
New homes approved:18,575
Projected new pupils:4,644

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Birmingham

Across Birmingham council

Low demand council-wide0.79 applications per place

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

Inspection History

12 March 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

54

SEN Support

0

EHC Plans

20.4%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication14
Moderate Learning Difficulty13
Social, Emotional & Mental Health11
Autistic Spectrum Disorder3
Specific Learning Difficulty1
Hearing Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
18.5%
Asian
19.4%
Black
31.7%
Mixed
11.7%
Chinese
0.8%
Other
3.4%
Unclassified
2.6%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals51.3%
English as Additional Language55.5%

265

Total Pupils

130

Boys

135

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

16

Teachers

16.6:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£49,805

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,348

Per pupil

£2129k

Total funding

£206k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£346,156
EAL funding£57,628
Lump sum£141,970

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.6%

Overall absence

23.0%

Persistent absence

282

Enrolments

Authorised4.2%
Unauthorised3.4%
Persistent (10%+)23.0%
Severe (50%+)3.2%

Absence trend

8.6%
21/22
9.7%
22/23
8.5%
23/24
7.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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 Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School

What are SATs results like at St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School?

Of the pupils at St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 64% reached the expected standard in reading and 48% did so in maths.

What is St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School's Ofsted rating?

St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2024.

What is the catchment area for St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School?

No fixed boundary. When St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant 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 Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School?

St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 66% of its 420 places.

How big are the classes at St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School?

Classes at St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School average 20.9 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School?

St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School has around 265 pupils on roll. 51% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School?

7.6% of sessions were missed at St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School in 2024/25. 23% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School?

Apply through Birmingham's coordinated admissions process, naming St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant 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 Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.

How many road collisions happen near St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 36 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 31 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 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 Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School?

St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School is at Shawsdale Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 8LY.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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