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St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Gumbleberrys Close, Off Cotterills Lane, Stechford, Birmingham B8 2PS · stcuthbertsrc.org · 0121 675 2205
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 52%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Birmingham 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2025 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 234
- 24 over 210 places · 111%
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 58.5%
- First language not English
- 62%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 32 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Birmingham it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼52% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 24 November 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 23 Nov 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 33
- 14% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (39%) with SEND