Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 22 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
148081
Address
Hurst Lane, Shard End, B34 7HN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
201 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
45.8%
Girls
54.2%
First language not English
13.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
51.7%
Persistent absence
21.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 63.7%
Mixed 12%
African 9%
Other White 6%
Other Black 2.5%
Pakistani 2%
Caribbean 2%
Other Asian 1%
Irish 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Other 0.5%
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-1.5
WritingAverage2.2
MathsBelow average-2.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 59%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 14%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
22
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
19
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
26
From another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
19
2nd preference
2
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 classes24.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
27
11
16
Year 1
23
9
14
Year 2
27
15
12
Year 3
33
11
22
Year 4
30
19
11
Year 5
32
15
17
Year 6
29
12
17
Year 2024-2025

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