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Holy Name Catholic Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 191 pupils Birmingham
Ofsted: Good
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Holy Name Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Birmingham for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 191 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Holy Name Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2022 of its predecessor, Holy Name Catholic Primary School.

Ofsted inspection: September 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Cross Lane
Great Barr
Birmingham
West Midlands
B43 6LN
Reference Number 152004

General Makeup

Number of pupils 191
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.88%
Girls: 47.12%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 22.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 29.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 20.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 7 12 19
2 16 13 29
3 16 11 27
4 17 12 29
5 17 13 30
6 13 14 27

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 39.8%
African 15.2%
Indian 9.9%
White, Other 7.9%
Caribbean 4.7%
Asian, Other 4.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.1%
Unclassified 3.1%
Pakistani 2.1%
Mixed, Other 1.6%
White & Black (African) 1%
White & Asian 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, Holy Name Catholic Primary School, inspected in February 2022.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
03 Sep 2025 Academy conversion letter

Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 19 4
Third Preference 18 1
From another Local Authority 15 9

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).

In 2025–26 Holy Name Catholic Primary School had 20.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).

Pupils per teacher

2026
Pupils per adult 11.9
Teachers who left state teaching –
Teachers who took any sick leave –
Sick days per teacher –

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, 14.1% of pupils at Holy Name Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 10 5
Social, emotional and mental health 10 0
Moderate learning difficulty 7 2
Hearing impairment 0 1
Profound and multiple learning difficulty 0 1

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.

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Holy Name Catholic Primary School is part of St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 64 schools. The nearest others:

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

The latest Ofsted rating for Holy Name Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2022 of its predecessor, Holy Name Catholic Primary School.

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

Holy Name Catholic Primary School was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does Holy Name Catholic Primary School have?

Holy Name Catholic Primary School has 191 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holy Name Catholic Primary School cover?

Holy Name Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Holy Name Catholic Primary School?

Holy Name Catholic Primary School is at Cross Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B43 6LN.

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