St Edward's Catholic Primary School

St Edward's Catholic Primary School is performing well overall, maintaining a good standard since its previous inspection in 2017. The school is recognized for its welcoming environment where pupils from various backgrounds interact positively, showcasing politeness and enthusiasm for learning. While the leadership team has high expectations and a well-organized curriculum, there are areas that require attention, particularly in providing targeted support for pupils who struggle with phonics and ensuring effective communication with parents. This was the first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, and the inspectors acknowledged the challenges faced during this period.

Strengths

• Welcoming environment for pupils from different backgrounds.
• High expectations set by leaders and staff.
• Carefully planned curriculum leading to good achievement.
• Focus on developing pupils' vocabulary.
• Effective safeguarding practices in place.
• Positive behaviour and attitudes among pupils.
• Engagement in extracurricular activities and trips.

Areas for Improvement

• Insufficient phonics instruction for pupils who are behind.
• Inconsistent support for pupils with SEND and early-stage English learners.
• Limited oversight of learning progress in subjects other than mathematics and reading.
• Mixed views from parents regarding communication from the school.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Edward's Catholic Primary School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.5% of pupils at St Edward's Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Edward's Catholic Primary School had 27.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.5% of pupils at St Edward's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Edward's Catholic Primary School received £7,203 and spent £7,606 for each of its 373 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £241,000 (£646 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Edward's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Edward's Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was St Edward's Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Edward's Catholic Primary School was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does St Edward's Catholic Primary School have?

St Edward's Catholic Primary School has 373 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Edward's Catholic Primary School cover?

St Edward's Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Edward's Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Edward's Catholic Primary School?

St Edward's Catholic Primary School is at Greenland Road, Selly Park, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 7PN.