St Brigid's Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Frankley Beeches Road
Northfield
Birmingham
West Midlands
B31 5AB
Phone 01214642364
Reference Number 141815

General Makeup

Number of pupils 445
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.99%
Girls: 51.01%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 36.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 19.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.6
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 31 27 58
2 30 30 60
3 27 33 60
4 25 33 58
5 33 27 60
6 29 30 59

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 49.9%
African 12.4%
Indian 5.2%
Mixed, Other 5.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 4.9%
White, Other 4%
White & Asian 1.8%
Chinese 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Caribbean 1.3%
Asian, Other 1.3%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
Irish 1.1%
Pakistani 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-07-21
Date Description Report
2023-06-06 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-03-08 Short inspection Short inspection
2015-04-08 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2013-11-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-01-09 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-11-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-07-05 Full inspection Full inspection
2013-11-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-01-09 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-11-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-07-05 Full inspection Full inspection

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2022. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school. 7 6 0 0 1 14
2. My child feels safe at this school. 5 8 0 1 0 14
3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. 8 5 0 0 1 14
4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. 7 3 2 0 0 2
5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. 8 4 1 1 0 14
6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly. 3 6 4 0 1 0
7. My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
8. The school has high expectations for my child. 10 3 0 1 0 14
9. My child does well at this school. 8 5 0 1 0 14
10. The school lets me know how my child is doing. 7 6 0 1 0 14
11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. 7 6 0 1 0 14
12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. 3 8 0 1 2 14
13. The school supports my child’s wider personal development. 8 4 0 1 1 14
14. I would recommend this school to another parent. 13 1

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 72% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107 Unlock Unlock
Maths 106 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.8 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0.1 Unlock Unlock
Maths 1.7 Unlock Unlock

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 41 2
Third Preference 28 1
From another Local Authority 2 1

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