St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary

About St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary

St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary is a state primary in Birmingham that is running at full capacity with exactly 210 pupils on roll, matching its school capacity of 210. The school serves a community with a very high level of disadvantage: 70.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is well above both the national average and the Birmingham local authority average for primary schools. Demand for places is strong — for entry in 2025/26, the school received 80 applications for just 30 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.67. Of those 80 applications, 21 were first-preference offers, meaning every family who put the school first was offered a place, but many others further down the list were turned away. The school is Church of England, which may influence its admissions criteria, and it is led by headteacher Jake Bateson.

Academically, the school is rated Good by Ofsted, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2016. In its most recent graded inspection in 2018, it achieved Good for overall effectiveness, leadership and management, and early years provision, and an ungraded inspection in 2024 confirmed the school remains Good. At Key Stage 2 in 2023/24, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is above the Birmingham local authority average of 63%. However, only 3% reached the higher standard in all three subjects. Individual subject results show 73% at expected in maths and writing, and 70% in reading, with average scores of 101 in maths and 103 in reading. The school ranks 97th out of 254 primary schools in Birmingham on the expected standard measure, placing it in the top 40% nationally.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a sports hall, library, music rooms, playing fields, a forest school, ICT suite and chapel. Sports provision covers dance, cricket, football, gymnastics and netball, and there are clubs for science, art, film and coding. SEND support is well-documented, with provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, visual impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. The school does not have a nursery. For families considering this school, the data suggests it is a popular, full-to-capacity option in a disadvantaged area, with academic results that are slightly above the local average but not among the highest-performing in Birmingham. It is particularly well-suited to families who value a Church of England ethos and strong SEND support, and who are comfortable with a school that is heavily oversubscribed.

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