Primary school in Birmingham
St Francis Catholic Primary School
Nursery Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 1PH
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 26 November 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 338
- Places
- 420
- How full
- 80% full — 338 of 420 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 158 / 180
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Birmingham 049F, 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
- 24%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 30%
- Households owning their home
- 20%
- Households in social housing
- 69%
- Households with no car
- 54%
- Adults economically inactive
- 51%
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
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Margaret Brumant
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward
- Lozells
- Constituency
- Birmingham Perry Barr
- URN
- 151938
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglesey Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 49% | 0.2 mi |
| Nishkam Primary School BirminghamFree schools | No grade | 84% | 0.5 mi |
| St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, HandsworthAcademy sponsor led | Outstanding 2024 | 77% | 0.5 mi |
| Welford Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 58% | 0.5 mi |
| Lozells Junior and Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | No grade | 77% | 0.5 mi |
| Brookfields Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 56% | 0.6 mi |
| Heathfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 76% | 0.6 mi |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 66% | 0.7 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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