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Canterbury Cross Primary School

Birmingham, B20 3AAPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2025
KS2 Results
76%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
65 1st-choice / 60 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2410 of 13,686 nationally

About Canterbury Cross Primary School

Canterbury Cross Primary School in Birmingham holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections. The school’s most recent ungraded inspection in 2025 noted that it had improved significantly since the previous graded inspection. The most telling academic metric for this primary school is its Key Stage 2 performance in reading, writing and maths combined. In the 2023/24 academic year, 76% of pupils met the expected standard across all three subjects, which is well above the Birmingham local authority average of 63%. This places the school in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 43rd out of 254 schools in the local authority. While the proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard in all three subjects is just 3%, individual subject results show stronger performance in reading, where 39% of pupils achieved the higher standard, and maths, where the average score was 105.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressCanterbury Road, Birmingham, Birmingham, B20 3AA
HeadteacherKhalid Din
Local AuthorityBirmingham
Number of Pupils475
Free School Meals (FSM)54.7%
School Capacity475 / 420 (113% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

21 May 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (21 May 2025): Improved significantly

Source: Ofsted, 20 Mar 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
Sports HallGymnasiumICT SuiteForest SchoolArt StudiosMusic RoomsPlaying FieldsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

12

Sports

TennisNetballGymnasticsCross CountryRoundersAthleticsSwimming

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubDramaGardeningChoirChess

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:35

Breakfast club

08:00-08:40

Source: canterburycross.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Canterbury Cross Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.