St Nicholas Catholic Primary School, Sutton Coldfield

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, tennis, drama, Lego and art.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 2 November 2026 at 11am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at St Nicholas Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 77% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 39 families put St Nicholas Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 104 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Nicholas Catholic Primary School are Boldmere Junior School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 85% reading, 79% maths); Boldmere Infant School and Nursery (0.4 miles, Good); Wylde Green Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 95% reading, 89% maths); and Holland House Infant School and Nursery (1 mile).

St Nicholas Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

St Nicholas Catholic Primary School is one of 14 schools run by St. John Paul Ii Multi Academy Company, an academy trust.

3.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 24 pupils (11.4%) received SEN support and 3 (1.4%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

St Nicholas Catholic Primary School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 30 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Wylde Green Rail Station, about 620 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Boldmere Road (opposite), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Nicholas Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 231 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435).

In 2024/25, St Nicholas Catholic Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Nicholas Catholic Primary School are Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (0.5 miles), Plantsbrook School (1.1 miles), Bishop Walsh Catholic School (1.2 miles) and Bishop Vesey's Grammar School (1.5 miles).