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St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Packington Lane, Coleshill, Birmingham B46 3JE · stedwardsrcprimary.co.uk · 01675 463249
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 87%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Warwickshire 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 234
- 24 over 210 places · 111%
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.2%
- First language not English
- 0.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 93% 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 | 29 | 30 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Warwickshire it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲87% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 125707)
Ofsted
St Edward's Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 125707), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125707)
Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125707)
Feb 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125707)
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (61 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 61
- 27% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied