St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School
Performance (KS2 SATs)
Three-year trends
Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
We do not have a checked cut-off distance for St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School yet. Birmingham does publish allocation figures and we are working through them council by council — we only show a distance once we have found it in the council’s own document.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 4–11
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
Pupil background
“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means
Nearby primary schools
Location
Official sources
About St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School
St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 206 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 3.0 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 20% of primary schools in England.
Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 87% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (31 first choices for 30 places). When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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.