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Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 196 pupils Birmingham
Ofsted: Good
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Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Birmingham for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 196 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2018 of its predecessor, Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School. In 2025, 41% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It has more teachers for its size than most primary schools: 15.8 pupils for each teacher in 2025/26, against 20.7 nationally.

Ofsted inspection: April 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Hurst Lane
Shard End
Birmingham
West Midlands
B34 7HN
Phone 01217472782
Reference Number 148081

General Makeup

Number of pupils 196
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.96%
Girls: 52.04%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 52%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 15.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 11 15 26
2 13 15 28
3 16 11 27
4 10 20 30
5 18 9 27
6 13 18 31

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 58.7%
African 10.2%
White, Other 5.1%
Caribbean 4.6%
Pakistani 4.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.6%
Mixed, Other 3.6%
White & Asian 2%
Asian, Other 1.5%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Irish 0.5%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School, inspected in June 2018.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 21 Feb 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
21 Feb 2024 School inspection
09 Apr 2021 Academy conversion letter
19 Jun 2018 Short inspection
Previously as Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School
13 Nov 2013 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
05 Mar 2009 Full inspection:
06 Dec 2007 Curriculum and development visit
24 Jan 2006 Full inspection:
14 Feb 2000 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 41%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

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 102
Maths 99

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 -1.5
Writing 2.2
Maths -2.3

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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.

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 18 1
Third Preference 23 1
From another Local Authority 6 2

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School had 200 pupils for 231 places. 31 places (13.4%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “P24” planning area

Birmingham counted 192 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 181 in 2029–30, down 6%.

20212022202320242025
Places 231231231231231
Pupils 232231204206200
Unfilled 0.0%0.0%11.7%10.8%13.4%

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 Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School attended 92.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2022202320242025
Authorised absence 5.5%5.1%4.9%5.0%
Unauthorised absence 1.1%2.4%2.3%2.6%
Severely absent pupils 1.0%2.2%1.6%2.2%

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, 0.5% of pupils at Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

20212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 2.50.01.00.52.0
Permanent exclusions 00001

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 Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School had 15.8 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

20222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 11.510.212.310.49.0
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%7.6%0.0%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 71.4%78.6%46.2%92.9%–
Sick days per teacher 2.41.61.14.3–

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, 19.4% of pupils at Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 3 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 13 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 6 5
Moderate learning difficulty 10 0
Other difficulty or disability 4 1
Social, emotional and mental health 3 0
Hearing impairment 1 0
Specific learning difficulty 1 0

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 Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School received £8,471 and spent £8,364 for each of its 201 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £99,000 (£493 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company, income was £7,082 and spending £7,376 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2022202320242025
Revenue reserve £142,000£133,000£53,000£99,000
per pupil £610£643£257£493
In-year balance £53,000£12,000-£80,000£21,000
per pupil £228£60-£389£107

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.

Name Distance
Hillstone Primary School
Hillstone Road, Shard End, Birmingham, West Midlands, B34 7PY
0.26 miles
Timberley Academy
Bradley Road, Shard End, Birmingham, West Midlands, B34 7RL
0.29 miles
Castle Bromwich Junior School
Castle Bromwich Junior School Hurst Lane North, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 0HD
0.4 miles
Yorkswood Primary School
Kingshurst Way, Kingshurst, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 6DF
0.46 miles
Kingshurst Primary School
School Close, Kingshurst, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 6BN
0.67 miles
Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School
Green Lane, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 0BX
0.68 miles
Brownmead Primary Academy
Pencroft Road, Shard End, Birmingham, West Midlands, B34 6SS
0.71 miles
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Fordbridge Road, Kingshurst, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 6LW
0.77 miles
Smith's Wood Primary Academy
Burton's Way, Smith's Wood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 0SZ
0.79 miles
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Arran Way, Smith's Wood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 0QE
0.9 miles
Leycroft Academy
Gressel Lane, Birmingham, B33 9UE
0.94 miles
St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School
Southfield Avenue, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 9AX
1.01 miles
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
East Meadway, Tile Cross, Birmingham, West Midlands, B33 0AU
1.18 miles
Fordbridge Community Primary School
Crabtree Drive, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 5BU
1.19 miles
The Shirestone Academy
Shirestone Road, Tile Cross, Birmingham, West Midlands, B33 0DH
1.2 miles
Lift Lea Forest
Hurstcroft Road, Kitts Green, Birmingham, B33 9RD
1.33 miles
Heathlands Primary Academy
Heath Way, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, West Midlands, B34 6NB
1.34 miles
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Bosworth Drive, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 5DP
1.36 miles
Gossey Lane Academy
Gossey Lane, Kitts Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B33 0DS
1.39 miles
Audley Primary School
Audley Road, Stechford, Birmingham, West Midlands, B33 9HY
1.42 miles
Name Distance
SILVER BIRCH SCHOOL
170 Packington Avenue, Shard End, Birmingham, B34 7RD
0.43 miles
Forest Oak School
Windward Way, Smith's Wood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 0UE
0.72 miles
Merstone School
Windward Way, Smith's Wood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 0UE
0.72 miles
Smith's Wood Academy
Windward Way, Smith's Wood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 0UE
0.82 miles
The Heights Academy
Auckland Drive, Solihull, B36 0DD
0.85 miles
Castlewood School
Lanchester Way, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 9LF
0.95 miles
Tile Cross Academy
Gressel Lane, Tile Cross, Birmingham, West Midlands, B33 9UF
0.97 miles
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
Cooks Lane, Solihull, Birmingham, B37 6NU
1.01 miles
John Henry Newman Catholic College
Chelmsley Road, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 5GA
1.01 miles
Park Hall Academy
Water Orton Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 9HF
1.02 miles
Centre for Accelerated Learning
Sheldon Hall Avenue, Birmingham, B33 0HA
1.05 miles
Hallmoor School
50 Scholars Gate, Kitts Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B33 0DL
1.31 miles
Kitts Green Academy
Hallmoor Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B33 9QY
1.33 miles
WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)
Chelmsley Road, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, B37 5FD
1.36 miles
Grace Academy Solihull
Chapelhouse Road, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 5JS
1.52 miles
Lift Greenwood
Farnborough Road, Castle Vale, Birmingham, West Midlands, B35 7NL
1.77 miles
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
Sheldon Heath Road, Sheldon, Birmingham, West Midlands, B26 2RZ
2.13 miles
Cockshut Hill School
Cockshut Hill, Yardley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B26 2HX
2.21 miles
Riverside Education
2 Riverside Drive, Stechford, Birmingham, West Midlands, B33 9BF
2.27 miles
Hodge Hill Girls' School
Bromford Road, Hodge Hill, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 8EY
2.29 miles

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Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School is part of Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:

What is Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2018 of its predecessor, Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School.

When was Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School have?

Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School has 196 pupils on roll.

What age range does Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School cover?

Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 41% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School?

Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School is at Hurst Lane, Shard End, Birmingham, West Midlands, B34 7HN.

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