Primary school in Birmingham
St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School
841 Shirley Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B28 9JJ
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 October 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 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
- 204
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Nearly full — 204 of 210 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 102 / 102
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Birmingham 132E, 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
- 22%
- Households owning their home
- 76%
- Households in social housing
- 3%
- Households with no car
- 23%
- Adults economically inactive
- 46%
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 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Jon Clinton
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward
- Hall Green North
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- URN
- 151940
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Hood AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 48% | 0.2 mi |
| Lakey Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 73% | 0.5 mi |
| Hall Green Junior SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 75% | 0.6 mi |
| Hall Green Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 0.6 mi |
| Chilcote Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 81% | 0.7 mi |
| Haslucks Green SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 0.8 mi |
| Severne Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 61% | 0.9 mi |
| Tudor Grange Primary Academy LangleyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 68% | 0.9 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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