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St Nicholas Catholic Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Birmingham
  • B73 5US
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,122 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 61%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 5%5%2016/17: top 3%3% · 2016/172017/18: top 12%2018/19: top 12%2022/23: top 19%2023/24: top 38%2024/25: top 61%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM60% · West Midlands 65%4/10 Below−56.1 pts
Higher standard, RWM7% · West Midlands 7%5/10 Middle−36 pts
Reading score110 · West Midlands 10510/10 Top 10%
Maths score109 · West Midlands 10510/10 Top 10%
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 84% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 90% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 83% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 83% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 74% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 67% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 60% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 65%90%60%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 13% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 23% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 17% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 17% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 23% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 10% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 7% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 7%23%7%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 109 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 111 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 110 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 111 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 110 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 105 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 110 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 105111105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 109 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 108 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 110 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 108 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 105 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 109 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 105110105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in76.9%
30 of 39 who put it first2014 · 71.4%2026 · 76.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3930
2nd330
3rd320

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026210
Free school meals (past 6 years)6.1%
First language not English6.6%
SEN support11.8%
EHC plan2.4%
Absence (sessions missed)3.2%
Persistently absent pupils2.7%

Girls 44.8%Boys 55.2%

100% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher31.8
Pupils per adult21.9
  • Classroom teachers 5.6
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 3
  • Other support 1.7

Teachers 6.6 FTE · Whole workforce 11.3 · 18 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,175
Spend per pupil£6,080
Staff spend per pupil£4,594
Reserve per pupil−£241
  • −£51,000revenue reserve
  • +£20,000in-year balance

Grants £5,868 · self-generated £316 · premises £321 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ST. JOHN PAUL II MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY (10 academies) · trust reserve £2,306,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it