English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 22 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Birmingham
Unique reference
103425
Address
Evelyn Road, Sparkhill, English Martyrs Rc Junior & Infant School, B11 3JW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
342 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
49.7%
Girls
50.3%
First language not English
65.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
48.5%
Persistent absence
15.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.9%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 54.7%
African 10.5%
Mixed 8.4%
Indian 7.6%
Other White 6.7%
Bangladeshi 2.9%
Other 2.3%
White British 1.8%
Gypsy/Roma 1.5%
Other Asian 1.5%
Other Black 0.9%
Caribbean 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAbove average1.8
MathsAverage0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 9%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
25
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
24
2nd preference
33
3rd preference
38
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
24
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
39
20
19
Year 1
34
16
18
Year 2
43
21
22
Year 3
59
33
26
Year 4
49
24
25
Year 5
59
30
29
Year 6
59
26
33
Year 2024-2025

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