OFSTED
9 December 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Birmingham
Trust
LUMEN CHRISTI CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
210
210 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
99
47.1% of pupils
Male pupils
111
52.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.9 pts
above England
School
35.7%
Birmingham
45.4%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.9 pts
above England
School
25.2%
Birmingham
38.9%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Birmingham
0.5%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
40.5%
85
African
22.4%
47
Any other Mixed background
5.7%
12
White and Black Caribbean
4.8%
10
Any other White background
4.3%
9
Caribbean
4.3%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.8%
31 of
210 pupils
6.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
80.0%
19.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
97.0%
Reading
23.2 pts above England
School
97.0%
Birmingham
72.2%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Writing
16.7 pts above England
School
87.0%
Birmingham
68.9%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Maths
21.0 pts above England
School
93.0%
Birmingham
71.3%
West Midlands
71.4%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.88%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.33 pts
lower than
England
School
3.88%
Birmingham
7.01%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
7.69%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.12 pts
lower than
England
School
7.69%
Birmingham
20.05%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.55%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.25 pts
lower than
England
School
0.55%
Birmingham
2.18%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.0%
11.8 pts
above England
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
100.0%
Birmingham
91.3%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.