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%
White British 54.3%
African 12.1%
Caribbean 11.2%
Mixed 8.7%
Other White 8.6%
Unclassified 1.3%
Pakistani 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage2
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage1.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 77%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Gerard's RC Junior and Infant School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
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 |