Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Coventry Road, Birmingham, B10 0HT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Pauline King
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Birmingham Yardley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 103421
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216752670
About this school
Holy Family Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 211 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holy Family Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 63% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 13% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 70% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 80% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 77% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Holy Family Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 233 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holy Family Catholic Primary School compares
Holy Family Catholic Primary School ranked 108th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 6.5% | 56% | 211 | — |
| St Benedict's Primary School | 24% | 6.7% | 61% | 306 | 0.1 miles |
| The Olive School, Small Heath | 97% | 4.6% | 42.5% | 420 | 0.5 miles |
| Somerville Primary (NC) School | 70% | 5.7% | 58.9% | 722 | 0.5 miles |
| Redhill Primary School | 59% | 9.4% | 54.5% | 204 | 0.6 miles |
| Marlborough Primary School | 35% | 6.4% | 57.4% | 598 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.04%
- English as an additional language
- 57.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.49%
- Persistent absence
- 19.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Benedict's Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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The Olive School, Small Heath0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Somerville Primary (NC) School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Redhill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Marlborough Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Holy Family Catholic Primary School ranks 107th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Holy Family Catholic Primary School teach?
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Holy Family Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Holy Family Catholic Primary School is Mrs Pauline King, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holy Family Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holy Family Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Holy Family Catholic Primary School?
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Holy Family Catholic Primary School full?
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 211 on roll (89%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Holy Family Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Holy Family Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does Holy Family Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Holy Family Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Holy Family Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holy Family Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School ranked 108th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holy Family Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holy Family Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holy Family Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.