What did Ofsted judge St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in March 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School?

St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School has 265 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School take?

St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School located?

St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School is located in Birmingham, B36 8LY, Birmingham.

How do I apply to St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School?

St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School have a religious character?

Yes — St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School?

When St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School has more applications than places for 2024-25, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Baptised Catholic looked after/previously looked after children — Baptised Catholic children (see Note 2 below) who are “looked after children and all previously looked after children including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. (See Note 3 below); 2. Baptised Catholic children in parish with sibling at school — Baptised Catholic children (see Note 2 below) living in the parish of St.Wilfrid’s who have a brother or sister (see Note 4 below) attending St.Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School at the time of admission; 3. Baptised Catholic children living in the parish — Baptised Catholic children (see Note 2 below) living in the parish of St.Wilfrid’s, and 5 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there is oversubscription within a category, the Local Governing Body will give priority to children living closest to the school determined by the shortest distance (see Note 5). Distances are calculated on the basis of a straight-line measurement between the child's home address and front gate of the school on Shawsdale Road. In cases where distance is identical, a computerised random selection system is used.

What is the largest ethnic background at St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 23% of pupils at St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School are recorded as Black African. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places were offered at St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School, year by year →

How places are decided at St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School

When there are more applications than places for 2024-25 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Baptised Catholic looked after/previously looked after children — Baptised Catholic children (see Note 2 below) who are “looked after children and all previously looked after children including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. (See Note 3 below).
2Baptised Catholic children in parish with sibling at school — Baptised Catholic children (see Note 2 below) living in the parish of St.Wilfrid’s who have a brother or sister (see Note 4 below) attending St.Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School at the time of admission.
3Baptised Catholic children living in the parish — Baptised Catholic children (see Note 2 below) living in the parish of St.Wilfrid’s.
4Other baptised Catholic children with sibling at school — Other Baptised Catholic children (see Note 2 below) who have a brother or sister (see Note 4 below) attending St.Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School at the time of admission.
5Other baptised Catholic children — Other Baptised Catholic children (see note 2 below).
6Non-Catholic looked after/previously looked after children — Non-Catholic children who are looked after or previously looked after (See Note 3 below).
7Non-Catholic children with sibling at school — Non-Catholic children who have a brother or sister (see Note 4 below) attending St.Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School at the time of admission.
8Non-Catholic children — Non-Catholic children.

If two applications tie: If there is oversubscription within a category, the Local Governing Body will give priority to children living closest to the school determined by the shortest distance (see Note 5). Distances are calculated on the basis of a straight-line measurement between the child's home address and front gate of the school on Shawsdale Road. In cases where distance is identical, a computerised random selection system is used.

Note 1: Children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan that names the school MUST be admitted; this reduces available places and is not an oversubscription criterion. Waiting list maintained until last day of summer term 2025 and re-ranked in oversubscription criteria order. Twins/multiple births admitted where possible if last child ranked within PAN. CATCHMENT: Baptised Catholic children (see Note 2 below) living in the parish of St.Wilfrid's. Transcribed from the school's own determined admission arrangements as published by Birmingham City Council. Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted first; that is a statutory duty, not an oversubscription criterion.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.