Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

SS Mary & John Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
424Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
146268URN

Beaufort Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 7NB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.2 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

121 applications for 49 places · 163rd of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%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 · 7 March 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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Birmingham median (2.7) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

121 applications · 49 places offered · 47 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 1.8; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Birmingham median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as St Mary and St John Junior and Infant School (URN 103442), 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	121	2.5	47	0.96
Sep 2025	50	113	2.3	43	0.86
Sep 2024	51	127	2.5	50	0.98
Sep 2023	45	102	2.3	36	0.80
Sep 2022	39	86	2.2	35	0.90
Sep 2021	41	82	2.0	39	0.95
Sep 2020	51	97	1.9	38	0.75
Sep 2019	50	89	1.8	41	0.82
Sep 2018 *	35	74	2.1	30	0.86
Sep 2017 *	40	74	1.9	26	0.65
Sep 2016 *	50	70	1.4	33	0.66
Sep 2015 *	60	82	1.4	41	0.68
Sep 2014 *	55	97	1.8	40	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 65% · Maths 73% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%191st of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	57%	2%	104	103
2023/24	50%	2%	104	102
2022/23	50%	3%	103	101

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

SS Mary & John Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Slade Primary School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Remains Good · improving2024

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Erdington Hall Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Featherstone Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Good2022

3.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Saint Barnabas Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Osborne Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Good2024

2.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Brookvale Primary School
1.5 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

4.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Birches Green Primary School
1.5 km · Birmingham

2026

1.9applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Marsh Hill Primary School
1.5 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

3.3applications 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146268 · 330/2187
Trust: St. John Paul Ii Multi Academy Company
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 424 on roll
Free school meals: 56.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2018
Replaced: St Mary and St John Junior and Infant School (URN 103442)
Address: Beaufort Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 7NB
Local authority: Birmingham

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