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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
East Meadway, Tile Cross, Birmingham B33 0AU · ourladys.bham.sch.uk · 0121 464 4459
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 55%
- 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
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 203
- 97% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 36.5%
- 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, 15 families put the school first and 18 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 | 18 | 15 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 22 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 84% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 17 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% 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 | |||
| ▼55% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103449)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Our Lady's Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 28 Feb 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 103449), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103449)
Before September 2019
Apr 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103449)
Nov 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103449)
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 14
- 7% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied