Academy converter · Birmingham

St Brigid's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
449Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
141815URN

Frankley Beeches Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 5AB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

113 applications for 49 places · 193rd of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%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 · 6 June 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

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

113 applications · 49 places offered · 46 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as St Brigid's Catholic Primary School (URN 103432), 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	49	113	2.3	46	0.94
Sep 2025	51	118	2.3	44	0.86
Sep 2024	47	113	2.4	44	0.94
Sep 2023	53	120	2.3	53	1.00
Sep 2022	44	114	2.6	41	0.93
Sep 2021	60	125	2.1	56	0.93
Sep 2020	60	192	3.2	70	1.17
Sep 2019	61	173	2.8	63	1.03
Sep 2018	60	168	2.8	55	0.92
Sep 2017	60	159	2.7	57	0.95
Sep 2016	60	161	2.7	86	1.43
Sep 2015 *	60	160	2.7	70	1.17
Sep 2014 *	60	127	2.1	64	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 77% · Maths 77% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%65th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	73%	8%	106	104
2023/24	77%	10%	107	107
2022/23	72%	8%	107	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

St Brigid's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Bellfield Primary School (NC)
0.6 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place
Bellfield Junior School
0.6 km · Birmingham

2026

57%met the SATs standard
The Meadows Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Requires improvement2023

2.9applications per place
The Orchards Primary Academy
1.0 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy
1.0 km · Birmingham

Improved significantly2025

2.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Laurence Church Infant School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022
St Laurence Church Junior School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024
Turves Green Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 59%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141815 · 330/3330
Trust: Lumen Christi Catholic Multi Academy Company
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 449 on roll
Free school meals: 32.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2015
Replaced: St Brigid's Catholic Primary School (URN 103432)
Address: Frankley Beeches Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 5AB
Local authority: Birmingham

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