St Columba's Catholic Primary School
Lickey Road, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 8TD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- LUMEN CHRISTI CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
- Headteacher
- Linda Southerton
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 183
- URN
- 141669
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216754841
About this school
St Columba's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 183 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 32 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 63% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 75% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 72% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 78% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Columba's Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 200 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 193 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Columba's Catholic Primary School compares
St Columba's Catholic Primary School ranked 30th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 7.2% | 58% | 183 | — |
| Colmers Farm Primary School | 70% | 7.7% | 60.7% | 403 | 0.5 miles |
| Rednal Hill Junior School | 49% | 7.7% | 58.2% | 327 | 0.5 miles |
| Rednal Hill Infant School | — | 5.7% | 43.4% | 257 | 0.5 miles |
| The Meadows Primary School | — | — | — | 423 | 0.7 miles |
| Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy | 62% | 8.2% | 68.1% | 400 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.03%
- English as an additional language
- 27.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.23%
- Persistent absence
- 21.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Colmers Farm Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Rednal Hill Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Rednal Hill Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
The Meadows Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
St Columba's Catholic Primary School ranks 27th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Columba's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of St Columba's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Columba's Catholic Primary School is Linda Southerton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Columba's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Columba's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Columba's Catholic Primary School?
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School has 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Columba's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 183 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Columba's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Columba's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does St Columba's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Columba's Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Columba's Catholic Primary School?
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School is part of LUMEN CHRISTI CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Columba's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Columba's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School ranked 30th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Columba's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Columba's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Columba's Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.