Voluntary aided school · Birmingham

St Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant School

3–11Ages
353Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
103453URN

Perry Common Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 7AB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 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

2.4per place

0.3 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

106 applications for 45 places · 181st of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 March 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

25 March 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
5 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Birmingham median (2.7) close to England median (2.2)

106 applications · 45 places offered · 52 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 4.0; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 4.6; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 4.3; 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	45	106	2.4	52	1.16
Sep 2025	41	112	2.7	34	0.83
Sep 2024	35	103	2.9	33	0.94
Sep 2023	42	108	2.6	40	0.95
Sep 2022	38	103	2.7	27	0.71
Sep 2021	45	130	2.9	43	0.96
Sep 2020	45	130	2.9	47	1.04
Sep 2019	45	144	3.2	53	1.18
Sep 2018	45	145	3.2	44	0.98
Sep 2017	45	143	3.2	52	1.16
Sep 2016	30	119	4.0	48	1.60
Sep 2015	29	132	4.6	56	1.93
Sep 2014	30	130	4.3	63	2.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 75% · Maths 80% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%76th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	72%	15%	108	106
2023/24	55%	7%	105	103
2022/23	61%	8%	105	105

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 Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Short Heath
0.4 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Story Wood School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place
Court Farm Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Good2019

2.7applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Hawthorn Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Marsh Hill Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Featherstone Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Good2022

3.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Warren Farm Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Good2023

4.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103453 · 330/3361
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 315 pupils · 353 on roll
Free school meals: 49.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Perry Common Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 7AB
Local authority: Birmingham

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