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St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Lodge Hill Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6NU · stmarys-sellyoak.co.uk · 0121 675 1729
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Birmingham 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 413
- 98% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 26.2%
- First language not English
- 36.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 34 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 55 | 53 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 54 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 48 | 42 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 57 | 53 | 0.9 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Birmingham it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 September 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for St Mary's Church of England Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 28 Sept 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 29
- 7% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied