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St Alban's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Birmingham

Broad Lane, Birmingham, B14 5AL

Website 01214446530

81

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

81%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.1%

8.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

207

Capacity used

Nearly full

95%

218 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

81%

1st preference success rate

30 of 37 families who put it first got an offer

30

Places offered

93

Total applications

3.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3730● 81%
2nd preference360● 0%
3rd preference200● 0%
Total933032%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
91%
2021
96%
2022
87%
2023
100%
2024
81%
2025

Birmingham lets families list 3 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Rebecca McKinney
Address
Broad Lane, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 5AL
Phone
01214446530
Local authority
Birmingham
Ward / constituency
Druids Heath & Monyhull · Birmingham Selly Oak
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
103466

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals33%——
English as additional language15%——
SEN support22%——
52% boys (108)48% girls (99)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

207 pupils · 218 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    26 June 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 191 pupils

Attendance

95.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

8.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

3%
20/21
11%
21/22
13%
22/23
13%
23/24
9%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths81%——
Higher standard16%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard77%
+15% vs England
Higher standard13%
+5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard87%
+12% vs England
Higher standard37%
+4% vs England
Average score107
+1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard83%
+11% vs England
Greater depth17%
+4% vs England

Maths

Expected standard83%
+9% vs England
Higher standard37%
+11% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard90%
+17% vs England
Higher standard50%
+20% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Science

Expected standard87%
+5% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

832019772023812024772025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)77%61%
Higher standard13%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Birmingham council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.