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St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School

Birmingham, B8 2PSPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Nov 2022
KS2 Results
59%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
28 1st-choice / 28 places
Ranking
#8,235
of 13,686 nationally

About St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School

St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School is a state primary in the Birmingham local authority, where it ranks 162nd out of 254 similar schools. That places it in the bottom half of the LA, well behind top-performing peers like Little Sutton Primary School, Cromwell Junior and Infant School, and Lift Lea Forest. The school is Roman Catholic and mixed, serving children from age 3 to 11, and it is noticeably oversubscribed: for 28 places in 2025/26, there were 53 total applications and exactly 28 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.89. That level of demand suggests a strong local reputation despite the middling ranking. The school also runs a nursery, which feeds into the main school. Headteacher Sarah Hobbs leads a community where 60.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average, and the school is operating above its official capacity of 210 with 237 pupils on roll.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressGumbleberrys Close, Stechford, Birmingham, Birmingham, B8 2PS
HeadteacherSarah Hobbs
Local AuthorityBirmingham
Number of Pupils237
Free School Meals (FSM)60.8%
School Capacity237 / 210 (113% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

24 Nov 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (24 Nov 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 22 Nov 2012. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
LibraryPlaying FieldsSports HallSensory RoomChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

GymnasticsCricketNetballDanceFootballAthletics

Clubs & Activities

ChessGardeningArt Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:45-08:45

Source: stcuthbertsrc.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.