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St Gerard's Catholic Primary School

Birmingham, B35 6LBPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2023
KS2 Results
77%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Oversubscribed
31 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2051 of 13,686 nationally

About St Gerard's Catholic Primary School

St Gerard's Catholic Primary School in Birmingham is a state-funded Roman Catholic primary that is currently oversubscribed, with 76 applications for 30 places in the 2025/26 admissions round. Of those, 31 families put it as their first preference, and 26 received first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.53 applicants per place. The school is running above its official capacity of 210 pupils, with 232 currently on roll, which suggests strong local demand. Its intake reflects a notably diverse socioeconomic profile: 45.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average for primary schools and significantly higher than the Birmingham primary average of around 63% achieving the expected standard in KS2. This context matters because the school is achieving strong academic outcomes despite serving a community with higher-than-average disadvantage.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressYatesbury Avenue, Birmingham, Birmingham, B35 6LB
HeadteacherKatrina Bannister
Local AuthorityBirmingham
Number of Pupils232
Free School Meals (FSM)45.7%
School Capacity232 / 210 (110% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

14 Mar 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (14 Mar 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 15 Feb 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
GymnasiumDining HallICT SuiteSports HallChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

Cross CountryFootballDanceCricket

Clubs & Activities

DramaScience ClubCodingArt ClubChoir

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

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalLearning Difficulty

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

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St Gerard's Catholic 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.