Voluntary aided school · Birmingham

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
418Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
103438URN

Vivian Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 0DN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.5 above Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

191 applications for 60 places · 68th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

84%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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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

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Birmingham median (2.7) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

191 applications · 60 places offered · 70 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 3.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 3.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 3.8; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 3.9; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 3.3; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 4.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 4.3; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 4.1; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 3.4; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 13 of 13 years.

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	60	191	3.2	70	1.17
Sep 2025	60	173	2.9	59	0.98
Sep 2024	60	198	3.3	61	1.02
Sep 2023	60	188	3.1	54	0.90
Sep 2022	60	199	3.3	59	0.98
Sep 2021	61	229	3.8	68	1.11
Sep 2020	60	231	3.9	81	1.35
Sep 2019	59	194	3.3	49	0.83
Sep 2018	61	250	4.1	90	1.48
Sep 2017	60	257	4.3	86	1.43
Sep 2016	60	246	4.1	77	1.28
Sep 2015	61	208	3.4	67	1.10
Sep 2014	61	195	3.2	64	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 95% · Writing 93% · Maths 90% → all three 84% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard84%12th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard95%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard64%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	84%	14%	111	107
2023/24	80%	13%	110	107
2022/23	80%	12%	110	108

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

St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.2applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Harborne Primary School
0.2 km · Birmingham

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2025
St Peters CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Chad Vale Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Water Mill Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

2026

2.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base
1.5 km · Birmingham

Good2024

1.4applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Paganel Primary School
1.8 km · Birmingham

Good2020

2.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Birmingham

2026

2.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Tiverton Academy
2.0 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 74%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: 103438 · 330/3344
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 418 on roll
Free school meals: 20.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Vivian Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 0DN
Local authority: Birmingham

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