St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, HandsworthWestminster Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.

Summary of the comparison

St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth and Westminster Primary School are primary schools in Birmingham.

  • St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Westminster Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Westminster Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth was judged Good and Westminster Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 57.0% for St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth and 73.0% for Westminster Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth (55.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Westminster Primary School (49.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth versus Westminster Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BirminghamSt Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, HandsworthBirminghamWestminster Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100C56/100Stronger figure
Local ranking203rd of 273 in Birmingham 154th of 273 in Birmingham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll358 464
Capacity446 420
LocationBirmingham, B20 2RW Birmingham, B20 3PN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard57.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard9.0% Stronger figure8.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census382 457
Free school meals (ever 6)33.4% 56.0%
English as an additional language47.9% 73.3%
SEN support17.5% 12.7%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence7.9% 5.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence24.6% 9.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth

Westminster Primary School

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