St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "My name is Mrs Linda Southerton and I am the Principal of St Columba's. St Columba's is part of the Lumen Christi Multi Academy Company (MAC) with St Brigid's, St Joseph's, St James', St John Fisher , St Thomas Aquinas, St Thomas More St Paul's and St Peter's."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include Lego, gardening and French.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £7.00 per session.

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at St Columba's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 75% in reading and 72% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 13 families put St Columba's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 52 named it as one of their preferences, for 18 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Columba's Catholic Primary School are Colmers Farm Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths); Rednal Hill Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); Rednal Hill Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 67% reading, 62% maths); and The Meadows Primary School (0.7 miles).

St Columba's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.

St Columba's Catholic Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Lumen Christi Catholic Multi Academy Company, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

46.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 27.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (36%), Black (30%) and Mixed (19%).

In 2026, 19 pupils (10.4%) received SEN support and 2 (1.1%) 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 Longbridge Rail Station, about 680 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Longbridge Island (before), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Columba's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 232 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435).

In 2024/25, St Columba's Catholic Primary School issued 34 suspensions, 17.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Columba's Catholic Primary School are Colmers School and Sixth Form College (0.5 miles), Turves Green Boys' School (0.9 miles), King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls (1.1 miles) and King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy (1.3 miles).