Blessed Dominic Barberi Catholic Primary School, Birmingham

Overview

Blessed Dominic Barberi Catholic Primary School is a state-funded school (academy sponsor led) in Birmingham, West Midlands, for pupils aged 3–11. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Academy sponsor led
Establishment group: Academies
Phase of education: Primary
Age range: Ages 3–11
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Religious ethos: Roman Catholic
School capacity: 232
Pupils on roll: 199
URN: 150954

Admissions

Local authority: Birmingham
Academy trust or group: ST. JOHN PAUL II MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY

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Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Reception

First preferences: 12
Total preferences: 46
Offers made: 17

First preferences compared with offers

0.71 first preferences per offer

12 first preferences and 17 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	12	46	17

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 30 November 2022 · Published 14 February 2023

Original education inspection framework (September 2019 to August 2024)

This inspection relates to a predecessor school, The Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School. It is not a judgement about the school under its current identity.

Overall effectiveness

Inadequate

This is a historical Ofsted judgement given under the previous inspection framework. It is not a School Nest rating.

Quality of education: Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management: Inadequate
Safeguarding was effective: Yes
Early years provision (where applicable): Inadequate

Ofsted recorded this school in a category of concern: Special measures. The official report explains what this means and what happens next.

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Ofsted changed how it inspects and reports on schools in November 2025. Judgements from the previous and current frameworks use different systems and should not be directly compared.

School Nest shows the inspection information Ofsted currently publishes for this school. It is not a complete record of every inspection the school has ever had.

Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address: Oliver Road, Ladywood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B16 9ER
Local authority: Birmingham
Area: Schools in Birmingham

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