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St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Tarah O'Brien

location_onBIRMINGHAM, B7 4HP

language Visit Website phone 1216752359

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

232

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Expected Standard

33%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Vincent's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in BIRMINGHAM, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 92% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Vincent's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in BIRMINGHAM, Birmingham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 221 pupils on roll, of whom 72% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 33% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #263 of 296 primaries in Birmingham and #12,651 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 60%

Reading67% LA 72%

Writing57% LA 69%

Maths57% LA 71%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

34%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading59% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing66% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths41% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading44% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths44% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA 0.0

-2.5 to 2.5

4.0

Write

LA -0.2

1.6 to 6.4

-2.2

Maths

LA 0.3

-4.5 to 0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading77% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths71% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.4

Read

LA -0.2

1.2 to 5.7

1.5

Write

LA -0.3

-0.5 to 3.6

-0.5

Maths

LA 0.1

-2.5 to 1.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 59%

Reading66% LA 69%

Writing75% LA 73%

Maths63% LA 70%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.4

-2.4 to 1.8

-0.6

Write

LA -0.4

-2.6 to 1.4

-0.2

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.1 to 1.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2025

Inspection Report

21 November 2023

Inspection Report

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26 September 2018

Inspection Report

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25 February 2014

Inspection Report

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08 December 2011

Inspection Report

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09 March 2009

Inspection Report

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28 February 2006

Inspection Report

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29 November 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-09-26

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-02-25

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Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-12-08

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

5.4%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.8%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 221 pupils. During this period, there were 12 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 5.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	221	12	5.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	219	7	3.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	235	1	0.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	231	6	2.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	225	3	1.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	236	15	6.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	232	2	0.9%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	217	5	2.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	242	2	0.8%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	236	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	231	2	0.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	223	3	1.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	240	5	2.1%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	234	4	1.7%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	229	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	250	6	2.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	240	9	3.8%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	238	13	5.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	259	7	2.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	258	2	0.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	256	1	0.4%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils