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St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided

Drayton Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7LP · stdunstans.bham.sch.uk · 0121 464 4648

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
81%
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
288
69% of 420 places
Local authority
Birmingham
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
36.6%
First language not English
19.8%
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, 28 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 39 (Places 39)39September 2023: 34 (Places 39)34September 2024: 21 (Places 23)21September 2025: 19 (Places 20)19September 2026: 28 (Places 29)28Places 29
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202629281100%
September 2025Sept 202520191100%
September 2024Sept 202423210.9100%
September 2023Sept 202339340.9100%
September 2022Sept 202239391100%

Results

In 2024/25, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Birmingham it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 64% (England 53%)64%2016/17: 61% (England 61%)61%2017/18: 78% (England 64%)78%2018/19: 67% (England 65%)67%2022/23: 73% (England 60%)73%2023/24: 75% (England 61%)75%2024/25: 81% (England 62%)81%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲81%62%
●8%8%
Average scaled score
▲110106
▲108105
▲110105

Ofsted

St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
4 Jun 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Jul 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
74%
Replies
53
15% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼83% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●88% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●83% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●87% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲91% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼83% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼83% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼71% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼66% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 70% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼39% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 38% who had a child bullied

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