St Gerard's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 13 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
103458
Address
Yatesbury Avenue, Castle Vale, B35 6LB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
232 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
42.2%
Girls
57.8%
First language not English
13.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
45.7%
Persistent absence
9.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.4%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Other White8.6%
Mixed8.7%
Caribbean11.2%
African12.1%
White British54.3%
Unclassified
1.3%
Pakistani
0.9%
Other Black
0.9%
Other
0.9%
Irish
0.4%
Indian
0.4%
Chinese
0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage2
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage1.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
80%
Local authority average
63%
England average
62%

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

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

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
108
Local authority average
106
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
105
Local authority average
105
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Gerard's RC Junior and Infant School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
31
2nd preference
30
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
26
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes28.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
26
7
19
Reception, Full-time
29
14
15
Year 1
28
14
14
Year 2
30
16
14
Year 3
30
12
18
Year 4
30
12
18
Year 5
29
12
17
Year 6
30
11
19
Year 2024-2025

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