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St Clare's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
193Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
151941URN

Robert Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 3RT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.4 above Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

41 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 June 2022Ofsted'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

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Birmingham median (2.7) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

41 applications · 13 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2024 4.3; Birmingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2023 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2022 4.6; Birmingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2021 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.8; as the previous school
2020 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 3.6; Birmingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Birmingham median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as St Clare's Catholic Primary School (URN 103476), 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	13	41	3.2	12	0.92
Sep 2025 *	24	57	2.4	24	1.00
Sep 2024 *	12	51	4.3	11	0.92
Sep 2023 *	22	58	2.6	22	1.00
Sep 2022 *	13	60	4.6	12	0.92
Sep 2021 *	17	55	3.2	17	1.00
Sep 2020 *	22	53	2.4	17	0.77
Sep 2019 *	25	79	3.2	19	0.76
Sep 2018 *	18	65	3.6	17	0.94
Sep 2017 *	46	100	2.2	38	0.83
Sep 2016 *	57	84	1.5	45	0.79
Sep 2015 *	23	50	2.2	21	0.91
Sep 2014 *	25	46	1.8	23	0.92

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.2applications per place
Westminster Primary School
0.3 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth
0.4 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Heathfield Primary School
0.5 km · Birmingham

Remains Good · improving2024

3.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth)
0.6 km · Birmingham

Good2022

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Welford Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic School
0.8 km · Birmingham

2026

2.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Birchfield Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Good2022

3.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Canterbury Cross Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Improved significantly2025

2.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

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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: 151941 · 330/3406
Trust: St Teresa of Calcutta Multi Academy Company
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 281 pupils · 193 on roll
Free school meals: 60.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2025
Replaced: St Clare's Catholic Primary School (URN 103476)
Address: Robert Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 3RT
Local authority: Birmingham

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