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Sacred Heart Catholic School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 173Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Roman CatholicReligious character
  • 147109URN

Earlsbury Gardens, Birchfield, Birmingham, B20 3AE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

42 applications for 18 places · 186th of 262 in Birmingham
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
58%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 16 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 16 June 2026
    Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
  2. 10 October 2023
    Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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)

42 applications · 18 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
  2. 2025 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
  3. 2024 3.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
  4. 2023 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
  5. 2022 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
  6. 2021 3.7; Birmingham median median 2.8
  7. 2020 3.4; Birmingham median median 2.8
  8. 2019 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.8; as the previous school
  9. 2018 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
  10. 2017 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.5; as the previous school
  11. 2016 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.2; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.6; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school
  • This school
  • Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Sacred Heart Catholic School (URN 103477), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202618422.3160.89
Sep 202512262.280.67
Sep 202413443.4120.92
Sep 202310292.990.90
Sep 202217291.7160.94
Sep 20217263.760.86
Sep 20207243.460.86
Sep 2019 *19382.0180.95
Sep 2018 *17513.0150.88
Sep 2017 *26602.3170.65
Sep 2016 *26431.7170.65
Sep 2015 *27501.9240.89
Sep 2014 *27431.6210.78

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 75% · Maths 63% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%183rd of 257 in Birmingham
Reading
Expected standard79%
Higher standard29%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard75%
Greater depth0%
Maths
Expected standard63%
Higher standard17%
Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Birmingham median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2558%0%106101
2023/2453%0%103102
2022/2352%7%103101

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

  • 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
147109 · 330/2202
Trust
St. John Paul Ii Multi Academy Company
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Capacity
210 pupils · 173 on roll
Free school meals
54.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 June 2019
Replaced
Sacred Heart Catholic School (URN 103477)
Address
Earlsbury Gardens, Birchfield, Birmingham, B20 3AE
Local authority
Birmingham

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