St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Birmingham, Solihull
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham, Solihull for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 February 2024. Solihull has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
St John the Baptist 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 |
| 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 31 of the 50 other Solihull primary schools with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 17 first-choice applications for 18 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 57% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Arran Way, Smith's Wood, Birmingham, B36 0QE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Solihull
- Pupils on roll
- 200 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 February 2024
Strengths
- “St John the Baptist is a friendly and welcoming school, where pupils feel a strong sense of belonging.”
- “Staff know pupils and their families well and help to ensure that the school’s values run through every aspect of school life.”
- “Leaders have high expectations and pupils rise to meet them.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects there is too much to cover.”
- “This prevents opportunities for pupils to consolidate, apply or relate their learning to what they have learned in the past.”
- “However, in mathematics some pupils struggled to explain why they needed to follow the steps they had been shown to find an answer.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 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) | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 17 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.
- Smith's Wood Primary Academy 0.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Kingshurst Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Yorkswood Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Castle Bromwich Junior School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fordbridge Community Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published