St Chad's Catholic Primary School

About St Chad's Catholic Primary School

St Chad's Catholic Primary School is a state primary in Birmingham, one of 292 similar schools across the local authority. It ranks 170th out of 254 primary schools in the LA, placing it in the bottom half of the local league table. The top-performing peers nearby include Little Sutton Primary School, Cromwell Junior and Infant School, and Lift Lea Forest, all of which score significantly higher on the same ranking metric. The school is a Roman Catholic mixed-gender primary for children aged 4 to 11, led by headteacher Martina Parker. It has a capacity of 210 pupils and currently enrols 204, so it is running close to full. A notable feature of its intake is that 84.8 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is well above the national average and gives a strong indication of the level of disadvantage the school serves. The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 59 applications for 22 places and 20 first-preference offers made.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2023, St Chad's was rated Good overall, with Good ratings across all five categories: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is consistent with its previous inspection in 2015, which also rated the school Good overall. At Key Stage 2 in 2023/24, 57 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the Birmingham LA average of 63 per cent. However, the school’s average scores in reading (103) and maths (101) are both above the national baseline of 100, and the proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard in maths (21 per cent) is respectable. In reading, 14 per cent reached the higher standard, while in writing it was 4 per cent. The school ranks in the bottom 50 nationally by this combined measure, but given its high level of pupil disadvantage, the results reflect solid progress rather than underperformance.

The school offers a broad set of facilities including a sports hall, ICT suite, library, chapel, forest school, playing fields, and an outdoor playground. Sports provision covers netball, cricket, tennis, gymnastics, football, swimming, and rounders, while clubs include drama, choir, and chess. SEND support is available for pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. The school does not have a nursery. With a strong Catholic identity, a high proportion of disadvantaged pupils, and a Good Ofsted rating, St Chad's is likely to suit families who value a faith-based, inclusive community school in Birmingham, particularly those whose children may benefit from the targeted SEND support on offer. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Prince Albert Junior and Infant School, 1.4 km away.

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