St Columba's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 15 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
- 193 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.5%
- Girls
- 43.5%
- First language not English
- 27.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50.8%
- Persistent absence
- 22.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.5%
White British 39.9%
Mixed 20.8%
African 13.5%
Caribbean 7.3%
Other White 4.7%
Indian 3.6%
Other Black 3.6%
Pakistani 1.6%
Other 1.6%
Unclassified 1.6%
Other Asian 1%
Irish 0.5%
Chinese 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 63%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Columba's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 17
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 16
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 16
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 27 13 14 |
| Year 1 | 26 18 8 |
| Year 2 | 26 18 8 |
| Year 3 | 30 13 17 |
| Year 4 | 32 17 15 |
| Year 5 | 26 16 10 |
| Year 6 | 26 14 12 |