Voluntary aided school · Birmingham

St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
245Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
103433URN

Great Colmore Street, Lee Bank, Birmingham, B15 2AY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.6per place

1.9 above Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

139 applications for 30 places · 11th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

84%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.6applications per place, Reception

1.9 above Birmingham median (2.7) 2.4 above England median (2.2)

139 applications · 30 places offered · 59 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 4.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 4.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 4.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 4.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 3.4; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 4.0; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 4.9; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 3.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 4.3; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 4.5; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 3.6; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 3.9; Birmingham median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	139	4.6	59	1.97
Sep 2025	30	131	4.4	51	1.70
Sep 2024	30	133	4.4	56	1.87
Sep 2023	30	127	4.2	50	1.67
Sep 2022	30	133	4.4	51	1.70
Sep 2021	30	103	3.4	41	1.37
Sep 2020	30	119	4.0	39	1.30
Sep 2019	30	147	4.9	46	1.53
Sep 2018	30	102	3.4	36	1.20
Sep 2017	30	129	4.3	40	1.33
Sep 2016	29	129	4.5	54	1.86
Sep 2015	30	109	3.6	51	1.70
Sep 2014	30	118	3.9	46	1.53

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 87% · Maths 87% → all three 84% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard84%12th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard65%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard65%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	84%	19%	111	110
2023/24	70%	13%	107	109
2022/23	80%	17%	109	109

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

4.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Thomas Church of England Primary School
0.2 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Woodview
0.6 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Chandos Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Lift Percy Shurmer
1.1 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Nelson Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Improved significantly2024

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School
1.5 km · Birmingham

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Heath Mount Primary School
1.5 km · Birmingham

2026

4.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103433 · 330/3331
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 245 on roll
Free school meals: 35.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Great Colmore Street, Lee Bank, Birmingham, B15 2AY
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources