Ofsted: Good trending_up High Demand emoji_events #2 in Birmingham public Top 7% UK

St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School

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

personMr Edward McNamara

location_onBirmingham, B15 2AY

language Visit Website phone 1216921051

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

249

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Expected Standard

84%

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Demand Ratio

1.9x

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St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Birmingham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Highly competitive: 1.9× more applications than places — plan well ahead. Ranks in the top 7% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Birmingham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 250 pupils on roll, of whom 37% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 84% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 19% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #2 of 259 primaries in Birmingham and #76 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.9× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 60%

Reading90% LA 72%

Writing87% LA 69%

Maths87% LA 71%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading77% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading87% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths93% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.0

Read

LA 0.0

3.6 to 8.4

4.0

Write

LA -0.2

1.7 to 6.4

6.7

Maths

LA 0.3

4.4 to 9.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading80% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA -0.2

-0.5 to 4.1

1.3

Write

LA -0.3

-0.8 to 3.4

3.6

Maths

LA 0.1

1.6 to 5.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 59%

Reading97% LA 69%

Writing81% LA 73%

Maths87% LA 70%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.4

Read

LA -0.4

1.2 to 5.6

1.9

Write

LA -0.4

-0.2 to 4

4.5

Maths

LA -0.1

2.5 to 6.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 November 2023

Inspection Report

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21 June 2010

Inspection Report

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07 February 2007

Inspection Report

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24 June 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-07

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-06-21

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-02-07

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 250 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	250	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	233	1	0.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	246	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	248	1	0.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	242	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	246	1	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	249	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	238	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	246	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	247	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	247	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	246	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	236	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	224	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	241	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	241	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	233	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	246	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	242	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	249	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	243	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	234	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	228	0	0.0%	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 22 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils