Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · 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 🔒
Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 February 2024. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Guardian Angels 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 | 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, 41% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Birmingham.
- Reception 2026 had 12 first-choice applications for 15 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, as at 197 of the 275 other Birmingham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
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
- Hurst Lane, Shard End, Birmingham, B34 7HN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 196 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 February 2024
Strengths
- “The school is a haven of calm at the heart of its local community.”
- “Leaders have created a friendly and welcoming place for pupils to live out the school’s ethos.”
- “Pupils feel safe and are highly positive about their experiences.”
To improve
- “However, on some occasions, teachers move pupils on to new learning before their knowledge has been checked.”
- “This leads to gaps in pupils’ understanding.”
- “So, some pupils struggle to express their learning securely over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 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) | 41% | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 12 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.
- Hillstone Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Timberley Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Brownmead Primary Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Shirestone Academy 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Lift Lea Forest 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Heathlands Primary Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Gossey Lane Academy 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published