Canterbury Cross Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.27 miles
Published by Birmingham City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Canterbury Cross Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 21 May 2025. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Canterbury Cross Primary School 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 | 0.27 mi |
| 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 2026 the last Reception place went to a child living 0.27 miles away, the 4th shortest of the 58 Birmingham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception last distance has swung sharply between some years, most from 2023 to 2024, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 6 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 85 first-choice applications for 60 offers; all 60 offers went to first-choice families, and 25 first-choice families (29%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Canterbury Road, Birchfield, Birmingham, B20 3AA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 481 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 21 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish during their time at this school.”
- “By the time they reach the end of Year 6, they are confident, knowledgeable and resilient.”
- “They are very well prepared for secondary school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 June 2025 (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) | 67% | 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: 85 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 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.
- Sacred Heart Catholic School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Birchfield Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth) 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Westminster Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Heathfield Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Mansfield Green E-ACT Academy 0.6 mi School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Prince Albert Junior and Infant School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published