Canterbury Cross Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 4 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Birmingham
Unique reference
143942
Address
Canterbury Road, Birchfield, B20 3AA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
475 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
50.1%
Girls
49.9%
First language not English
43.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
50.9%
Persistent absence
10.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.6%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 31.2%
Bangladeshi 20.8%
Indian 15.6%
Other 8.2%
Other Asian 7.6%
African 5.1%
Mixed 5%
Unclassified 4%
Other White 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAverage-1
MathsAverage0.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 76%
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 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

Canterbury Cross Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
65
2nd preference
43
3rd preference
24
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
59
2nd preference
1
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 classes28
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
47
25
22
Reception, Full-time
60
30
30
Year 1
60
34
26
Year 2
60
27
33
Year 3
63
31
32
Year 4
61
29
32
Year 5
63
32
31
Year 6
61
30
31
Year 2024-2025

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