Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
141670URN

Selly Oak Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 1HN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.6 above Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

99 applications for 30 places · 55th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

90%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

18 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
7 February 2018
Graded inspection: 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

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Birmingham median (2.7) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

99 applications · 30 places offered · 35 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 3.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 3.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 3.4; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 3.5; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 11 of 11 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 103448), the previous school.

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	30	99	3.3	35	1.17
Sep 2025	26	97	3.7	24	0.92
Sep 2024	30	91	3.0	33	1.10
Sep 2023	30	105	3.5	42	1.40
Sep 2022	25	80	3.2	25	1.00
Sep 2021	30	95	3.2	32	1.07
Sep 2020	30	103	3.4	34	1.13
Sep 2019	30	105	3.5	36	1.20
Sep 2018	30	91	3.0	28	0.93
Sep 2017	29	94	3.2	31	1.07
Sep 2016	30	70	2.3	24	0.80
Sep 2015 *	30	74	2.5	25	0.83
Sep 2014 *	30	82	2.7	25	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 93% · Maths 97% → all three 90% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard90%7th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard80%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth33%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard73%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 113 (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	90%	27%	111	113
2023/24	83%	13%	110	108
2022/23	80%	13%	108	109

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 Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery
0.7 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Cotteridge Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Bournville Village Primary
0.8 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Stirchley Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

4.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Allens Croft Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Requires improvement2024

2.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Kings Norton Primary School
1.6 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Raddlebarn Primary School
1.7 km · Birmingham

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

3.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Wychall Primary School
1.9 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141670 · 330/2158
Trust: Lumen Christi Catholic Multi Academy Company
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 16.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2015
Replaced: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 103448)
Address: Selly Oak Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 1HN
Local authority: Birmingham

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