Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Laburnum Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B76 2SP
204 pupils · 97% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST. JOHN PAUL II MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Free school meals
- 8.3%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 December 2022, published 30 January 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.1 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 33 | 86 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 28 | 64 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 23 | 22 | 59 | 23 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 38 | 75 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 38 | 96 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 39 | 98 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 34 | 99 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 32 | 95 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Hollyfield Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- New Hall Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Deanery Church of England Primary School 1.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Maney Hill Primary School 1.7 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Whitehouse Common Primary School 2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Walmley Junior School 2.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.