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St Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant School

Voluntary aided school · Birmingham · B23 7AB

Ages 3–11 · 353 pupils · Birmingham

Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

55%

Overall absence

4.9%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-03-25

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)55%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.6%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
3.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
309

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

33

Places offered

35

1st-preference offers

33

Total preferences (any rank)
103
Preferred offers (top 3)
35
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill112%

353 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
353
Boys / girls
163 / 190
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
353 / 315 (112%)
Free school meals
49.6%
FSM pupils
175
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Birmingham
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Jayne Logue

Location

Address
Perry Common Road, Erdington
Postcode
B23 7AB
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Birmingham
District
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Erdington
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 353 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 49.6%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Birmingham.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Primary schools in Birmingham
304
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B23
26
Primary in B23
11
Open schools in Birmingham LA
521
Primary in Birmingham LA
295

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Oasis Academy Short Heath

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Birmingham · B23 5JP · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM56.4%
    • Demand0.96

    0.2 miles away

  • Story Wood School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Birmingham · B23 5AJ · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM48.1%

    0.4 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Birmingham · B23 5NS · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM62.3%

    0.5 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B44 8QR · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM61.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Marsh Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B23 7HY · Birmingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM51.8%
    • Demand0.95

    0.6 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B23 6PR · Birmingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM50.2%
    • Demand1.10

    0.8 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Birmingham · B44 0DT · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM53.3%
    • Demand0.92

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Jayne Logue
Telephone
01214646355

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