Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

Holy Souls Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
269Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
147009URN

Mallard Close, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6BN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

77 applications for 29 places · 136th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%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 · 13 September 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

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Birmingham median (2.7) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

77 applications · 29 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Holy Souls Catholic Primary School (URN 103429), 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	29	77	2.7	27	0.93
Sep 2025	26	72	2.8	20	0.77
Sep 2024	31	85	2.7	29	0.94
Sep 2023	30	92	3.1	35	1.17
Sep 2022	42	107	2.6	40	0.95
Sep 2021	36	109	3.0	29	0.81
Sep 2020	53	122	2.3	46	0.87
Sep 2019 *	60	141	2.4	49	0.82
Sep 2018 *	60	142	2.4	46	0.77
Sep 2017 *	60	153	2.6	56	0.93
Sep 2016 *	60	104	1.7	56	0.93
Sep 2015 *	60	151	2.5	70	1.17
Sep 2014 *	60	121	2.0	55	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 73% · Maths 76% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%151st of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	62%	13%	107	105
2023/24	51%	4%	104	103
2022/23	37%	7%	101	100

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

Holy Souls Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Acocks Green Primary School
0.4 km · Birmingham

Good2024

4.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School
0.6 km · Birmingham

2026

1.8applications per place
Cedars Academy
0.6 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

36%met the SATs standard
The Oaklands Primary School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Improved significantly2025

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Gilbertstone Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Yarnfield Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

2026

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Solihull

2026

4.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Kineton Green Primary School
1.3 km · Solihull

Remains Good2020

4.2applications 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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147009 · 330/2199
Trust: St Teresa of Calcutta Multi Academy Company
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 300 pupils · 269 on roll
Free school meals: 42.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2019
Replaced: Holy Souls Catholic Primary School (URN 103429)
Address: Mallard Close, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6BN
Local authority: Birmingham

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