St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School

St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School has been rated as good overall, reflecting its effective quality of education, well-managed behavior and attitudes, and strong personal development programs. The school creates a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and supported, leading to positive relationships among staff and students. The broad and ambitious curriculum enriches pupils' knowledge and understanding, and the school maintains high expectations for all students, including those with special educational needs. Collaboration with families and regular communication enhance the learning experience for pupils, and attendance rates are improving as the school works closely with families facing challenges. Despite these strengths, the school faces some challenges, particularly concerning gaps in knowledge in certain subjects like history and geography due to recent curriculum changes. Inconsistencies in the use of early years outdoor spaces limit opportunities for children to reinforce their learning in various contexts. Additionally, although the school has made strides in supporting pupils with SEND, ensuring their continuous progress remains a focus area. The community feel of the school, coupled with strong leadership and governance, positions it well for ongoing improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate happiness and thoughtfulness.
• The curriculum is broad, ambitious, and effectively ordered.
• High expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Pupils achieve well and show pride in their learning.
• Effective phonics and reading instruction that fosters confidence.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils enhance a nurturing environment.
• Robust attendance strategies leading to improvements.
• A wide-ranging personal development program fostering empathy and community involvement.
• Staff teamwork and support contribute to a positive working environment.

Areas for Improvement

• Gaps in pupils' knowledge in subjects like history and geography.
• Inconsistent use of outdoor spaces in early years provision.

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 Dunstan's Catholic Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.5% 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, 1.9% of pupils at St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No 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 Dunstan's Catholic Primary School had 17.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.5% 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, 8.7% of pupils at St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.0% 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 Dunstan's Catholic Primary School received £7,700 and spent £7,421 for each of its 275 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £211,000 (£766 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 Dunstan's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

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

St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

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

St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School has 288 pupils on roll.

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

St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School?

St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School is at Drayton Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 7LP.