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St Anne's Catholic Primary School

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person Mr DANIEL LINEHAN (Headteacher)

corporate_fareOUR LADY AND ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY

location_onBirmingham, B37 5DP

language Visit Website phone 01217798060

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

453

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Expected Standard

76%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Anne's Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Birmingham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 20% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Anne's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Birmingham, Solihull, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of OUR LADY AND ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY. The school has approximately 447 pupils on roll, of whom 30% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #10 of 45 primaries in Solihull and #1,568 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

76%

LA 62%

Reading79% LA 74%

Writing90% LA 69%

Maths90% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading82% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing91% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths89% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading92% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing92% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths94% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.4

Read

LA 0.4

2.8 to 5.9

3.9

Write

LA 0.0

2.4 to 5.5

3.4

Maths

LA 0.1

1.9 to 4.9

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#1,568 / 14,159	#10	#2,756	#1
2024	#1,352 / 14,233	#5	#1,634	#1
2023	#83 / 13,940	#1	#387	#415

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 March 2025

Inspection Report

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09 April 2021

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-03-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Report Card

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Why no single overall grade?

From autumn 2024 / 2025, Ofsted replaced single-word headline grades (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate) with individual area judgements on a Report Card.

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

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2014-11-06

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-09-29

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 441 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	441	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	445	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	445	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	446	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	447	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	451	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	453	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	454	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	457	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	465	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	462	0.0%	0.5%

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 33 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 23 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 20 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils