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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Fordbridge Road, Kingshurst, Birmingham B37 6LW · st-anthonys.solihull.sch.uk · 0121 770 3168
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Solihull 67%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.12 mi
- 0.19 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criteria 8 · Solihull Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 253
- 43 over 210 places · 120%
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.5%
- First language not English
- 8.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 8” went to a home 0.12 mi (193 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.40 mi (644 m). Source: Solihull Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 37 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 81% 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 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 34 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criteria 8 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.12 mi0.19 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.40 mi0.64 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.20 mi0.32 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Solihull it was 67%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104103)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Anthony's Catholic Primary School on 23 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 23 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104103), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104103)
Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104103)
Mar 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 104103)
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (36 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 36
- 14% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (36%) with SEND