Primary school in Birmingham, Sandwell
Holy Name Catholic Primary School
Cross Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B43 6LN
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 17 February 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 191
- Places
- 236
- How full
- 81% full — 191 of 236 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 90 / 101
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Sandwell 006C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 32%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 23%
- Households owning their home
- 80%
- Households in social housing
- 2%
- Households with no car
- 16%
- Adults economically inactive
- 43%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Andrew Neenan
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Ward
- Great Barr with Yew Tree
- Constituency
- West Bromwich
- URN
- 152004
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grove Vale Primary SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2024 | 83% | 0.5 mi |
| Whitecrest Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 74% | 0.5 mi |
| Ferndale Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 66% | 0.5 mi |
| Hamstead Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2021 | 67% | 0.8 mi |
| Calshot Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 66% | 0.8 mi |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 60% | 0.9 mi |
| Beeches Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 63% | 1.2 mi |
| Beeches Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | — | 1.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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