Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a school where children and staff live their faith proudly and visibly, a school where prayer and a love of learning are at the heart of what we do, a school that is aspiring to be the very best Catholic School we can be! "A good school provides a rounded education for the whole person."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 83% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 28 families put Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 105 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School are Billesley Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 84% maths); Yardley Wood Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 71% reading, 48% maths); Chilcote Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 97% reading, 97% maths); and Highters Heath Community School (0.8 miles, 73% reading, 77% maths).

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

64 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 86% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).

10.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (66%), Black (10%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 29 pupils (13.4%) received SEN support and 5 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Yardley Wood Rail Station, about 360 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Purefoy Road (opposite), 150 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 228 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435).

In 2024/25, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School are Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy (0.6 miles); Kings Heath Secondary School (0.9 miles); Hall Green School (0.9 miles); and Swanshurst School (0.9 miles).