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St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Bosworth Drive, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham B37 5DP · stannessolihull.co.uk · 0121 779 8060
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 76%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Solihull 67%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.78 mi
- 1.26 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criteria 8 · Solihull Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 447
- 27 over 420 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.9%
- First language not English
- 16.3%
- 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 0.78 mi (1.26 km) from the school. Source: Solihull Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 55 families put the school first and 61 places were offered; 98% 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 | 61 | 55 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 54 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 78 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.78 mi1.26 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
The council says all on time applicants were offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% 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 | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104104)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Anne's Catholic Primary School on 25 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 25 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104104), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104104)
Sept 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104104)
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (50 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 50
- 11% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (22%) with SEND