St Columba's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 16 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 141669
- Address
- Lickey Road, Rednal, B45 8TD
- Website
- www.stcolumba.bham.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 201 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.7%
- Girls
- 44.3%
- First language not English
- 22.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.3%
- Persistent absence
- 23.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.9%
White British 47.3%
Mixed 22.9%
African 10.4%
Caribbean 4%
Other White 3.5%
Indian 3.5%
Other Black 3.5%
Pakistani 2%
Other 1.5%
Irish 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.8
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 66%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Columba's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 20
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 16
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 16
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 25 16 9 |
| Year 1 | 27 17 10 |
| Year 2 | 28 12 16 |
| Year 3 | 32 15 17 |
| Year 4 | 30 19 11 |
| Year 5 | 28 17 11 |
| Year 6 | 31 16 15 |