Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School

School overview

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving Birmingham, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 210 pupils aged 5 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School 'Requires improvement'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 7.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 18% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 27 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.3%. There are about 20.6 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.