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EnglandWest MidlandsBirminghamB45 8TDSt Columba's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Columba's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B45 8TD www.stcolumba.bham.sch.uk/

Pupils
193
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
193
Pupils · 2024/25
28%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
193
Pupils · 2024/25
28%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Columba's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
80%
+17pp
80%63%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 80%
RWM higher standard
8%
+5pp
17%10%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
23%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
193
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
28%
FSM eligible
58%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Lickey Road, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 8TD
Local authority
Birmingham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2580%8%88%24%81%23%84%32%85%81%106.0105.0107.015%193
2023/2463%3%75%16%78%13%72%19%81%78%104.0104.0107.012%201
2022/2366%7%72%17%72%7%79%17%76%86%104.0103.0106.0+1.80+1.20+0.4013%200
2018/1945%17%45%17%79%31%76%34%83%86%101.0105.0108.0-3.30+1.90+0.6016%202
2017/1867%7%73%10%83%27%83%17%83%77%103.0103.0105.0-2.00+1.10-1.40203
2016/1781%12%81%35%92%19%88%31%88%88%107.0107.0108.0+0.30+0.30+0.3019%202

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2519321.215%28%58%7%21%
2023/2420122.212%23%56%7%24%
2022/2320021.613%21%54%8%24%
2021/2219521.116%15%59%9%28%
2020/2120023.317%13%67%
2018/1920222.016%13%55%4%10%
2017/1825.44%10%
2016/1720221.519%10%51%4%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.