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Holy Souls Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Rachel Girling

corporate_fareST TERESA OF CALCUTTA MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY

location_onBirmingham, B27 6BN

language Visit Website phone 1212721776

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

381

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Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Holy Souls Catholic Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Birmingham, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Holy Souls Catholic Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Birmingham, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY. The school has approximately 305 pupils on roll, of whom 39% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #169 of 259 primaries in Birmingham and #7,152 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 60%

Reading84% LA 72%

Writing73% LA 69%

Maths76% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading61% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing61% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths61% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading53% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing49% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths54% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA 0.0

-4.3 to -0.8

-1.6

Write

LA -0.2

-3.3 to 0.0

-2.5

Maths

LA 0.3

-4.2 to -0.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 60%England 65%

Reading-% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.2

Write

LA -0.3

Maths

LA 0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 September 2023

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-09-13

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-01-11

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2013-05-15

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.3%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 305 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	305	4	1.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	310	1	0.3%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	345	5	1.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	348	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	345	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	380	3	0.8%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	381	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	376	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	394	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	390	8	2.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	386	2	0.5%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	403	8	2.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	396	5	1.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	392	6	1.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	395	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	395	3	0.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	406	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	407	5	1.2%	0.4%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 16 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils