Holy Souls Catholic Primary School

Holy Souls Catholic Primary School is a caring and inclusive environment, emphasizing positive relationships among staff, pupils, and families. Teachers demonstrate high expectations for behavior and academic achievement, with a focus on reading and the personal development of students. The school enjoys strong parental support and encourages a love for reading, further supported by an ambitious curriculum that prepares students for future learning. Although the overall performance is good, consistent attendance is a challenge for some pupils, which can impact their learning experience.

Strengths

• Strong relationships among pupils, parents, staff, and carers
• High expectations for behavior and learning
• Effective support for reading, especially for early readers
• Ambitious and broad curriculum with rich experiences
• Comprehensive personal, social and health education curriculum
• High priority placed on safeguarding
• Strong support for pupils with SEND and tailored resources

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils' regular absence affects their learning
• Need for clearer sequencing in reading beyond phonics
• Limited depth of knowledge in some subjects due to recent curriculum changes

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 Holy Souls Catholic Primary School attended 92.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.8% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Holy Souls 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 Holy Souls Catholic Primary School had 18.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.0% 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, 14.9% of pupils at Holy Souls Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.1% 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 2024–25 Holy Souls Catholic Primary School received £7,556 and spent £7,977 for each of its 305 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £139,000 (£456 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of St Teresa of Calcutta Multi Academy Company, income was £8,553 and spending £8,717 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Holy Souls Catholic Primary School is part of St Teresa of Calcutta Multi Academy Company, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Birmingham
• St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School Birmingham
• Holy Trinity Catholic School Birmingham
• The Rosary Catholic Primary School Birmingham
• St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Birmingham
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Birmingham
• St Chad's Catholic Primary School Birmingham
• St Francis Catholic Primary School Birmingham
• St Clare's Catholic Primary School Birmingham
• St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Birmingham

What is Holy Souls Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holy Souls Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Holy Souls Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Holy Souls Catholic Primary School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Holy Souls Catholic Primary School have?

Holy Souls Catholic Primary School has 269 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holy Souls Catholic Primary School cover?

Holy Souls Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Holy Souls Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Holy Souls Catholic Primary School?

Holy Souls Catholic Primary School is at Mallard Close, Acocks Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B27 6BN.