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Canterbury Cross Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Canterbury Road, Birchfield, Birmingham B20 3AA · canterburycross.org.uk · 0121 464 5321
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · May 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Birmingham 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.27 mi
- 0.44 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 481
- 61 over 420 places · 115%
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 57.4%
- First language not English
- 41.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.27 mi (439 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.42 mi (668 m). Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 85 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 71% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 85 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 78 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.27 mi0.44 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.42 mi0.67 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.90 mi1.44 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.37 mi0.60 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.31 mi0.49 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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 | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103177)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 21 May 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Canterbury Cross Primary School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 20 May 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 23
- 5% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied