Voluntary aided school · Birmingham

Holy Family Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
211Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
103421URN

Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 0HT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

43 applications for 16 places · 132nd of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

4 February 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
11 March 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Birmingham median (2.7) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

43 applications · 16 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 3.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 4.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 5.2; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 3.6; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 3.3; Birmingham median median 2.1

This school
Birmingham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	16	43	2.7	15	0.94
Sep 2025	23	51	2.2	20	0.87
Sep 2024	26	63	2.4	22	0.85
Sep 2023	15	55	3.7	14	0.93
Sep 2022	19	84	4.4	17	0.89
Sep 2021	29	77	2.7	29	1.00
Sep 2020	20	103	5.2	19	0.95
Sep 2019	29	90	3.1	29	1.00
Sep 2018	30	95	3.2	30	1.00
Sep 2017	26	81	3.1	25	0.96
Sep 2016	30	90	3.0	37	1.23
Sep 2015	30	108	3.6	41	1.37
Sep 2014	30	99	3.3	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 72% · Maths 90% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%98th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	3%	107	105
2023/24	63%	13%	104	106
2022/23	61%	10%	106	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Benedict's Primary School
0.2 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.4applications per place 24%met the SATs standard
The Olive School, Small Heath
0.8 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2024

5.1applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
Somerville Primary (NC) School
0.9 km · Birmingham

2026

2.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Redhill Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Marlborough Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.8applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Lift Montgomery
1.4 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Wyndcliffe Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2024

3.2applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103421 · 330/3317
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 236 pupils · 211 on roll
Free school meals: 61.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 0HT
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources