St Anne's Catholic Primary School

St Anne’s Catholic Primary School is performing exceptionally well. This was its first section 5 inspection, although the school had previously been judged outstanding before opening as an academy in 2021; it is now part of the Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company. Inspectors found outstanding provision across quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years. Pupils achieve highly, including disadvantaged pupils, pupils with SEND and pupils who speak English as an additional language, and they are very well prepared for secondary education. The school’s strengths include an ambitious and expertly taught curriculum, strong sequencing from early years onwards, highly effective phonics and reading provision, prompt SEND identification and support, exceptional behaviour and attendance, and a rich personal development programme. Leaders look after staff well, and governors and the trust know the school closely and hold leaders to account. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. The report did not identify any areas for improvement or significant concerns.

Strengths

• Exceptionally ambitious and expertly taught curriculum
• High achievement for all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND
• Strong curriculum sequencing from early years through to Year 6
• Highly effective phonics teaching and early reading support
• Strong promotion of a love of reading, including through dual-language books
• Quick identification of pupils with SEND and prompt support
• Exceptional pupil behaviour and very positive attitudes to learning
• High and improving attendance for all groups of pupils
• Excellent personal development programme with careers education threaded through
• Wide range of extra-curricular activities and trips that enhance learning
• Pupils have a strong understanding of fundamental British values
• Staff workload and welfare are prioritised, with good training and development
• Governors and the trust know the school well and hold leaders to account
• Effective safeguarding arrangements

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 Anne's Catholic Primary School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.3% 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 Anne's 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 Anne's Catholic Primary School had 21.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.2% 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, 19.2% of pupils at St Anne's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% 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 St Anne's Catholic Primary School received £6,554 and spent £6,265 for each of its 427 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £598,000 (£1,401 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

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

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

• John Henry Newman Catholic College Birmingham
• St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Birmingham
• Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Birmingham
• St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Birmingham
• Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School Birmingham
• St Edward's Catholic Primary School Birmingham
• St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School Birmingham
• St Andrew's Catholic Primary School Solihull
• Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School Solihull
• St Peter's Catholic School Solihull

What is St Anne's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Anne's Catholic Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was St Anne's Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does St Anne's Catholic Primary School have?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School has 447 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Anne's Catholic Primary School cover?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Anne's Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Anne's Catholic Primary School?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School is at Bosworth Drive, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 5DP.