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Holy Souls Catholic Primary School

URN
147009
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Holy Souls Catholic Primary School
URN
147009
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

62 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

48

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

46

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#161 of 261 schools in Birmingham

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Holy Souls Catholic Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Holy Souls Catholic Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
15 October 2023
Inspection date
13 September 2023
Inspection type
Academy First Section 5
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 15 October 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 15 October 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

26

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

72

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

24

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.77×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Birmingham
Admissions portal
Birmingham admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
https://www.holysoul.bham.sch.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

84.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

73.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

76.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

62.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

B27 6BN - Mallard Close, Acocks Green, Birmingham, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
Mallard Close, Acocks Green, Birmingham, West Midlands
Postcode
B27 6BN
Phone
1212721776
Website
https://www.holysoul.bham.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Birmingham
Local authority code
330

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 979 schools in Birmingham.

Authority statistics

Total schools

979

Open schools

512

Closed schools

461

Primary schools

559

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 15 October 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 15 October 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 15 October 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 15 October 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    15 October 202313 September 2023Academy First Section 5GoodView report for inspection published 15 October 2023
    • Good

      Published
      15 October 2023
      Inspected
      13 September 2023
      Type
      Academy First Section 5
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    33.3%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 20

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    162

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary559 (58.8%)
    • Secondary162 (17.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other229 (24.1%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Holy Souls Catholic Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School375 mSecondaryOpen
    Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School375 mSecondaryClosed
    Acocks Green Primary School433 mPrimaryClosed
    Acocks Green Primary School433 mPrimaryOpen
    Acocks Green Infant and Nursery School433 mPrimaryClosed
    Acocks Green Junior School433 mPrimaryClosed
    Cottesbrooke Infant School587 mPrimaryClosed
    Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School587 mPrimaryOpen
    Eastbourne House School608 mNot applicableClosed
    • Holy Souls Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
      Distance
      375 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
      Distance
      375 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Acocks Green Primary School
      Distance
      433 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Birmingham)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey Catholic Primary SchoolPrimaryB23 6QLClosed
    Abbey Catholic Primary SchoolPrimaryB23 6QLOpen
    Acocks Green Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimaryB27 7UQClosed
    Acocks Green Junior SchoolPrimaryB27 7UQClosed
    Acocks Green Primary SchoolPrimaryB27 7UQClosed
    • Abbey Catholic Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B23 6QL
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbey Catholic Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B23 6QL
      Status
      Open
    • Acocks Green Infant and Nursery School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B27 7UQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Acocks Green Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B27 7UQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Acocks Green Primary School
    Acocks Green Primary School
    Distance
    433 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Acocks Green Infant and Nursery School
    Distance
    433 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Acocks Green Junior School
    Distance
    433 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Cottesbrooke Infant School
    Distance
    587 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School
    Distance
    587 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Eastbourne House School
    Distance
    608 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    B27 7UQ
    Status
    Closed