St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School

St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School has demonstrated strong performance in various areas, especially in maintaining a safe and inclusive environment for its pupils. The school has made significant strides in improving attendance, with effective strategies that cater to individual needs. There is a clear commitment to fostering personal development, as evidenced by the school's broad and purposeful enrichment programs, which promote community values and a strong sense of belonging among pupils. While the academic achievement shows an improving trend, particularly in writing, ongoing efforts are necessary to enhance reading outcomes and align writing tasks with the appropriate phonics ability of pupils. The school has recently welcomed a new headteacher, indicating a phase of leadership transition.

Strengths

• Strong attendance improvement strategies leading to increased overall attendance.
• Effective safeguarding practices creating a culture where pupils feel safe.
• High expectations for inclusion with tailored support for all pupils.
• Strong promotion of personal development and wellbeing.
• Successful management of pupil behaviour leading to a calm learning environment.
• Well-designed curriculum that builds knowledge logically.
• An inclusive culture that celebrates diversity and equality.

Areas for Improvement

• Reading outcomes are improving gradually but still require focused attention.
• Some writing tasks do not align with pupils' phonics ability, hindering progress.
• The outdoor area in early years is not fully developed to match indoor provisions.

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 Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School attended 93.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.7% 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, 1.4% of pupils at St Martin de Porres 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 Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School had 18.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 24.8% of pupils at St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.5% 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 Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School received £7,752 and spent £7,585 for each of its 202 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £74,000 (£369 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 Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School have?

St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School has 202 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School cover?

St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School?

St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School is at Oakland Road, Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 9DN.