Saint Barnabas Church of England Primary School
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 🔒
Saint Barnabas Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 October 2023. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Saint Barnabas Church of England 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 | 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 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, with 47 first-choice applications for 48 offers; places had run out in 1 of the 5 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Of its pupils, 37.2% are eligible for free school meals, below the middle figure of 52.4% 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
- Spring Lane, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 9BY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 441 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils and staff flourish at this welcoming and harmonious school.”
- “Pupils arrive happily in the mornings.”
- “They greet their teachers and their friends with big smiles.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects pupils are not remembering important information over time.”
- “The school does not always ensure that learning is structured to enable pupils to retain knowledge securely.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 November 2023 (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: 47 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 47 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.
- Birches Green Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Osborne Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Abbey Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Paget Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Erdington Hall Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Yenton Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- SS Mary & John Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published