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Blessed Dominic Barberi Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Oliver Road, Ladywood, Birmingham B16 9ER · theoratoryschool.co.uk · 0121 454 0600
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2018/19
- 50%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 199
- 86% of 232 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 56.8%
- First language not English
- 55.3%
- 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, 12 families put the school first and 17 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 | 17 | 12 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 17 | 15 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 18 | 12 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2018/19, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| n/a | 62% | ||
| n/a | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| n/a | 106 | ||
| n/a | 105 | ||
| n/a | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103427)
Ofsted
Blessed Dominic Barberi Catholic Primary School was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 30 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 30 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103427)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Inadequate |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2018
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 103427), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Nov 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
- Apr 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
- Oct 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103427)
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103427)
Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103427)
Jun 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103427)