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St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School

841 Shirley Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 9JJ

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 31 August 2025 and continues as St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School (URN 151940) (opened 1 September 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
80.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
10.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
93.0%
Writing (Expected)
80.0%
Maths (Expected)
90.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
90.0%
Reading avg scaled score
109.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
108.0
Cohort Size
30

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
206
Boys
103 (50%)
Girls
103 (50%)
Capacity
210 (98% full)
SEND
19.9%
FSM Eligible
26.7%
EAL
9.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.9%
SEN Support
18.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.6
Budget per Pupil
£7,529/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
7.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 63.9%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 6.8%
  • Asian Pakistani: 6.8%
  • Asian Indian: 5.4%
  • Asian Chinese: 4.4%
  • White Other: 3.9%
  • Asian Other: 1.9%
  • White Irish: 1.5%

63.9%

White British

6.8%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

6.8%

Asian Pakistani

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

841 Shirley Road

Birmingham, West Midlands

Administrative

URN
103465
UKPRN
10079456
Establishment No.
3380

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