St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School

St Mary and St Margaret’s Church of England Aided Primary School demonstrates a solid overall performance, achieving a good rating across all inspection categories. The school is characterized by its safe and nurturing environment, where pupils are encouraged to make positive choices guided by the school's values. Most pupils enjoy their learning, and dedicated actions have been taken to enhance the curriculum, especially in reading outcomes. The staff fosters a calm classroom atmosphere, promoting positive attitudes toward learning, leading to regular attendance and high aspirations among pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and are well-cared for.
• Strong parental support enhances pupil learning.
• Positive attitudes towards learning are prevalent among pupils.
• Effective collaboration with external partners has improved curriculum delivery.
• Early years provision sets a solid foundation for children's learning.
• Pupils enjoy a range of extracurricular activities that promote personal development.
• Support for pupils with SEND is well-implemented and effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subject leaders require better support to monitor teaching and learning effectively.
• Inconsistent staff training in subject-specific areas affects curriculum delivery.

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 Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.3% 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, 0.0% of pupils at St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided 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 Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School had 22.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.3% 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, 12.7% of pupils at St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% 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 Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School received £6,875 and spent £7,037 for each of its 232 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £3,000 (-£13 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).

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools

All schools in Birmingham · Solihull local authority: places and applications

What is St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School have?

St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School has 237 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School cover?

St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School?

St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School is at Southfield Avenue, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 9AX.