St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Birmingham, Solihull
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.12 miles
Published by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham, Solihull for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 June 2022. Solihull has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
St Anthony's 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 | 0.12 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 |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 0.12 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 19 Solihull primary schools with a published last distance.
- That 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and in 2018, though it swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 37 first-choice applications for 30 offers, with 30 offers going to first-choice families and 7 first-choice families not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 73% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Solihull.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Solihull schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Fordbridge Road, Kingshurst, Birmingham, B37 6LW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Solihull
- Pupils on roll
- 253 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend St Anthony's and are grateful for the opportunities that it gives them.”
- “Pupils welcome and include everyone, valuing individuality.”
- “Pupils feel safe and value the trusted adults who help them to learn.”
To improve
- “However, in some wider curriculum subjects, staff do not make it clear enough to pupils how to make pertinent connections in curriculum content.”
- “This sometimes limits the depth of pupils' learning.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 September 2026 (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) | 73% | 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: 37 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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 Solihull.
- Kingshurst Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Yorkswood Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fordbridge Community Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Smith's Wood Primary Academy 0.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Castle Bromwich Junior School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published