St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School
Shawsdale Road, Birmingham, B36 8LY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY AND ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Milligan
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 265
- URN
- 148083
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216753319
About this school
St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 265 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 60 | 56 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 41% | 34% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 70% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 52% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 66% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
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 St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant 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 | 37% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 34% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 353 |
| 2023/24 | 327 |
| 2024/25 | 303 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School compares
St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School ranked 261st of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 34% | 7.6% | 49.8% | 265 | — |
| Firs Primary School | 48% | 8.9% | 61.8% | 279 | 0.1 miles |
| Heathlands Primary Academy | 62% | 8.2% | 52.8% | 440 | 0.4 miles |
| Tame Valley Academy | 59% | 7.7% | 70.5% | 228 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School | 73% | 4.9% | 22.4% | 237 | 0.7 miles |
| Hodge Hill Primary School | 55% | 6.2% | 41.7% | 651 | 0.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.82%
- English as an additional language
- 55.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.56%
- Persistent absence
- 23.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Firs Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Heathlands Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Tame Valley Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Hodge Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School ranks 268th 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 year groups does St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School teach?
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School?
- The headteacher of St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School is Mrs Helen Milligan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant 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 big is St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School?
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School has 265 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School full?
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School has capacity for 420 pupils and 265 on roll (63%), 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 St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School a faith school?
- Yes. St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School?
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School is part of OUR LADY AND ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 34% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School rank locally?
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School ranked 261st of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School's absence rate?
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant 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 10 July 2026.