Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

St Columba's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
183Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
141669URN

Lickey Road, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 8TD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

close to Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

52 applications for 18 places · 99th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

Inspection history

16 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
13 March 2018
Graded inspection: Good

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

2.9applications per place, Reception

close to Birmingham median (2.7) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

52 applications · 18 places offered · 13 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 3.6; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 3.7; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 3.2; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 3.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 3.7; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 10 of 11 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as St Columba's Catholic Primary School (URN 103464), the previous school.

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	18	52	2.9	13	0.72
Sep 2025	17	49	2.9	16	0.94
Sep 2024	20	61	3.1	16	0.80
Sep 2023	21	61	2.9	20	0.95
Sep 2022	26	71	2.7	22	0.85
Sep 2021	19	69	3.6	14	0.74
Sep 2020	29	107	3.7	27	0.93
Sep 2019	29	93	3.2	27	0.93
Sep 2018	20	75	3.8	16	0.80
Sep 2017	24	88	3.7	21	0.88
Sep 2016	30	66	2.2	24	0.80
Sep 2015 *	24	66	2.8	20	0.83
Sep 2014 *	24	52	2.2	13	0.54

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 81% · Maths 84% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%26th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	80%	8%	106	105
2023/24	63%	3%	104	104
2022/23	66%	7%	104	103

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 Columba's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Colmers Farm Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Rednal Hill Junior School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Good2023

49%met the SATs standard
Rednal Hill Infant School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place
The Meadows Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Requires improvement2023

2.9applications per place
Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy
1.3 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St James Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2023

4.5applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Turves Green Primary School
1.5 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Cofton Primary School
1.6 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141669 · 330/2154
Trust: Lumen Christi Catholic Multi Academy Company
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 183 on roll
Free school meals: 46.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2015
Replaced: St Columba's Catholic Primary School (URN 103464)
Address: Lickey Road, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 8TD
Local authority: Birmingham

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