Primary school

St Gerard's Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Birmingham
  • B35 6LB
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,945 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 13%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 70%70%2016/17: top 19%2017/18: top 36%2018/19: top 9%9% · 2018/192022/23: top 36%2023/24: top 17%2024/25: top 13%No exams

Against West Midlands

Expected standard, RWM80% · West Midlands 65%9/10 Top 20%
Higher standard, RWM7% · West Midlands 7%5/10 Middle
Reading score108 · West Midlands 1058/10 Above
Maths score105 · West Midlands 1055/10 Middle
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 45% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 77% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 72% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 86% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 67% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 77% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 80% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 65%86%45%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 10% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 14% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 10% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 7% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 3% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 7% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 7%14%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 105 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 107 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 105 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 106 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 107 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 108 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 105108103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 108 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 108 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 108 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 105 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 106 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 105 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 105108105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
30 of 30 who put it first2014 · 85.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3030
2nd170
3rd290

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026235
Free school meals (past 6 years)48.5%
First language not English13.8%
SEN support13.4%
EHC plan0.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.2%
Persistently absent pupils9.8%

Girls 57.8%Boys 42.2%

111.9% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.3
Pupils per adult13.6
  • Classroom teachers 9
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 6.2
  • Other support 5.5

Teachers 11 FTE · Whole workforce 22.7 · 33 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,364
Spend per pupil£7,143
Staff spend per pupil£5,379
Reserve per pupil£373
  • +£87,270revenue reserve
  • +£51,699in-year balance

Grants £7,024 · self-generated £357 · premises £246 per pupil