St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Birmingham City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 5 March 2024. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 19% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Ofsted rated the school Outstanding on 5 March 2024; of the 8 nearest primary schools in Birmingham, 4 are Good, 3 have no current grade and 1 Requires improvement.
- For Reception 2026 there were 20 first-choice applications for 24 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Birmingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Piers Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0UX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 204 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 5 March 2024
Strengths
- “An abundance of love, care and ambition are evident across this school.”
- “Whether you are speaking to pupils, staff or parents and carers, the message is the same: ‘We live, love and learn together as a family and as a community.’”
- “The school is transforming the lives of families and pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 77% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 20 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 20 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- Nishkam Primary School Birmingham 0.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Benson 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Welford Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Grove School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Francis Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Boulton 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- James Watt Primary School 0.6 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Anglesey Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published