Canterbury Cross Primary School | Primary in Birmingham | Ofsted & DfE

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

475

Pupils · 2024/25

43%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

475

Pupils · 2024/25

43%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

475

Pupils · 2024/25

43%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/12/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBirmingham

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio24.0:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Canterbury Cross Primary School · Primary · Birmingham

Part ofCANTERBURY CROSS EDUCATION TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

67%

-9pp

77%72%67%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 67%

RWM higher standard

+2pp

10%6%2%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

72%

Reading higher standard

34%

Writing expected standard

80%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

74%

Maths higher standard

34%

Science expected standard

90%

SPAG expected standard

79%

SPAG higher standard

48%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

475

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.0

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

43%

FSM eligible

56%

SEN

22%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Canterbury Road, Birchfield, Birmingham, B20 3AA

Local authority

Birmingham

Website

www.canterburycross.org.uk/

Telephone

01214645321

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	67%	5%	72%	34%	80%	5%	74%	34%	90%	79%	106.0	106.0	109.0	—	—	—	22%	475
2023/24	76%	3%	81%	39%	87%	5%	84%	19%	92%	84%	106.0	105.0	109.0	—	—	—	21%	476
2022/23	73%	2%	78%	37%	81%	2%	86%	27%	90%	88%	105.0	106.0	109.0	+0.20	-1.00	+0.90	18%	484
2018/19	77%	10%	79%	30%	87%	13%	87%	25%	92%	89%	104.0	105.0	111.0	+2.40	+2.40	+2.20	14%	493
2017/18	71%	5%	76%	26%	81%	5%	77%	26%	92%	87%	105.0	105.0	110.0	+1.00	+0.20	+2.00	—	487

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	475	22.0	22%	43%	56%	6%	12%
2023/24	476	22.0	21%	49%	40%	6%	16%
2022/23	484	27.0	18%	53%	35%	8%	28%
2021/22	487	23.4	17%	58%	35%	7%	26%
2020/21	486	26.3	15%	64%	32%	—	—
2018/19	493	21.9	14%	76%	34%	4%	5%
2017/18	—	22.9	—	—	—	4%	6%