Abbey Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Birmingham City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Abbey Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 31 January 2024. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Abbey Catholic 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 | Not published |
| 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
- For Reception 2026, there were 59 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- 63% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Birmingham.
- There are 25.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.9 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
- Sutton Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6QL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 419 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 31 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this happy school.”
- “Frequently referred to as the ‘Abbey family’ by parents, carers and staff, strong relationships reflect the highly positive and respectful culture.”
- “Pupils are nurtured and cherished.”
To improve
- “While the teaching of phonics and early mathematics is strong, some children struggle to manage their feelings and emotions.”
- “This has an impact on some of the activities on offer for children.”
- “This limits their opportunities to be independent and curious learners.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 March 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) | 63% | 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: 59 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 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.
- Osborne Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Yenton Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Saint Barnabas Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wylde Green Primary School 0.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Featherstone Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Court Farm Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Penns Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Paget Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published