St Columba's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Birmingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/03/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address: Lickey Road, Birmingham, B45 8TD
Website: www.stcolumba.bham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01216754841
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Rebecca Nash
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141669

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 200
Number of Boys: 114
Number of Girls: 86

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -5.6 to -1
Writing
Average: 1.9 Confidence interval -0.2 to 4
Maths
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:45%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rubery Nursery School
Leybrook Road , Rubery B45 9PB
3out of 4 983 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
West Heath Nursery School
200 West Heath Road , Northfield B31 3HB
3out of 4 2,278 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Columba's Catholic Primary School
Lickey Road , Rednal B45 8TD
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Colmers Farm Primary School
Leybrook Road , Rubery B45 9PB
3out of 4 834 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Rednal Hill Junior School
Irwin Avenue , Rednal B45 8QY
2out of 4 884 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Rednal Hill Infant School
Irwin Avenue , Rednal B45 8QY
3out of 4 884 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Meadows Primary School
Bristol Road South , Northfield B31 2SW
3out of 4 1,307 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Colmers School and Sixth Form College
Bristol Road South , Rednal B45 9NY
3out of 4 938 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Turves Green Boys' School
Turves Green , Northfield B31 4BS
- not rated 1,599 yd Academy sponsor led No Boys More About School
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Turves Green , Northfield B31 4BP
- not rated 1,870 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
New Street , Frankley B45 0EU
1out of 4 2,239 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Waseley Hills High School
School Road , Rubery B45 9EL
2out of 4 3,013 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City of Birmingham School
The Minerva Centre , Thornthwaite Close B45 0DS
2out of 4 1,837 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Edge Academy
946, Bristol Road South , Northfield B31 2LQ
1out of 4 2,427 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
New Ways School
300 Redhill road , Kings Norton B38 9EL
- not rated 3,060 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.