St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School | Primary in Birmingham | Ofsted & DfE

80%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

206

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

206

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

206

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Local authorityBirmingham

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio19.4:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusClosed

Overview of St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

80%

+3pp

83%78%72%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 80%

RWM higher standard

10%

-7pp

20%14%7%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

93%

Reading higher standard

50%

Writing expected standard

80%

Writing higher standard

17%

Maths expected standard

90%

Maths higher standard

27%

Science expected standard

93%

SPAG expected standard

90%

SPAG higher standard

37%

Reading scaled score

109.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

108.0

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

206

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.4

EAL

10%

FSM eligible

27%

SEN

20%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

841 Shirley Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 9JJ

Local authority

Birmingham

Website

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Telephone

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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	80%	10%	93%	50%	80%	17%	90%	27%	93%	90%	109.0	106.0	108.0	—	—	—	20%	206
2023/24	77%	17%	83%	50%	83%	17%	87%	30%	93%	87%	107.0	107.0	107.0	—	—	—	15%	207
2022/23	83%	20%	93%	73%	83%	23%	90%	33%	97%	90%	110.0	107.0	109.0	+4.80	+1.60	+2.20	12%	207
2018/19	77%	19%	77%	42%	94%	19%	97%	42%	97%	94%	106.0	108.0	110.0	+0.80	+0.60	+2.00	7%	209
2017/18	72%	7%	90%	48%	79%	10%	76%	34%	83%	93%	109.0	106.0	109.0	+2.10	-2.60	+0.20	7%	208
2016/17	77%	23%	83%	43%	90%	23%	93%	50%	90%	97%	109.0	108.0	110.0	+3.80	+1.00	+1.80	4%	207

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	206	19.4	20%	10%	27%	4%	7%
2023/24	207	23.0	15%	12%	21%	4%	7%
2022/23	207	10.3	12%	10%	15%	4%	5%
2021/22	205	25.6	11%	12%	17%	5%	8%
2020/21	206	21.7	10%	12%	18%	—	—
2018/19	209	21.5	7%	11%	8%	3%	—
2017/18	208	21.4	7%	14%	10%	3%	3%
2016/17	207	25.6	4%	16%	11%	3%	—