Abbey Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 31 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Birmingham
Unique reference
147669
Address
Sutton Road, Erdington, B23 6QL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
420 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
47.1%
Girls
52.9%
First language not English
54.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
36.4%
Persistent absence
11.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 30.2%
African 23.8%
Other White 17.9%
Indian 9.8%
Mixed 6.8%
Caribbean 3.6%
Other Black 2.4%
Other 1.7%
Unclassified 1.7%
Irish 1.2%
Pakistani 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Asian 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

ReadingAverage0.3
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage0.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 73%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 18%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Abbey Catholic 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
67
2nd preference
60
3rd preference
51
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 classes30
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
23
37
Year 1
60
28
32
Year 2
60
26
34
Year 3
60
31
29
Year 4
60
31
29
Year 5
60
33
27
Year 6
60
26
34
Year 2024-2025

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