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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 17 February 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Holy Name Catholic Primary School, URN 103996
- 10 January 2017Graded inspection: Good · as Holy Name Catholic Primary School, URN 103996
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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 entry66 applications · 26 places offered · 21 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.5; Sandwell median median 1.9
- 2025 3.3; Sandwell median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2024 2.5; Sandwell median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2023 1.8; Sandwell median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2022 2.1; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2021 2.6; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2020 2.0; Sandwell median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2019 3.0; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2018 1.8; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2017 1.9; Sandwell median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2016 2.9; Sandwell median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2015 2.7; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 3.1; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Sandwell median
Dashed bars: as Holy Name Catholic Primary School (URN 103996), 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 | 26 | 66 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2025 * | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 11 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2024 * | 19 | 47 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2023 * | 30 | 55 | 1.8 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2022 * | 30 | 63 | 2.1 | 24 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2021 * | 20 | 51 | 2.6 | 19 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2020 * | 27 | 55 | 2.0 | 24 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2019 * | 16 | 48 | 3.0 | 17 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2018 * | 27 | 49 | 1.8 | 26 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 * | 29 | 55 | 1.9 | 30 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2016 * | 24 | 69 | 2.9 | 21 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2015 * | 28 | 75 | 2.7 | 25 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 92 | 3.1 | 41 | 1.37 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Holy Name Catholic Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.5applications per place
- 0.7 km · SandwellOutstanding20243.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · SandwellGraded · no overall grade20252.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · Sandwell20262.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · SandwellGood20222.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · SandwellRemains Good20212.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · BirminghamRemains Good20232.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · BirminghamGraded · no overall grade20252.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · BirminghamRemains Good202363%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
- 152004 · 333/3308
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 236 pupils · 191 on roll
- Free school meals
- 22.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2025
- Replaced
- Holy Name Catholic Primary School (URN 103996)
- Address
- Cross Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 6LN
- Local authority
- Sandwell
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources