St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · 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 Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 November 2023. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, 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, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 26 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility is 36% of pupils, against a middle figure of 55.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Birmingham.
- There are 22.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Birmingham.
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
- Hamstead Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2RW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 358 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 November 2023
Strengths
- “This is a school that wants pupils to flourish, and they do.”
- “They know that they are valued and that everyone is welcome in their school.”
- “Strong relationships with staff encourage pupils to report any concerns, and pupils feel safe.”
To improve
- “However, the school has not yet evaluated the effectiveness of these new approaches.”
- “As a result, a small minority of pupils are not yet getting the support they need to achieve as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 January 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) | 57% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 26 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.
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Westminster Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Welford Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth) 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Heathfield Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Cherry Orchard Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Grove School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published