Winchfield Drive, Harborne, Birmingham B17 8TR
10 reasons to choose Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Harborne
Top line
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Harborne has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Birmingham and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Harborne is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 10 members of Emmaus Catholic Multi Academy Company. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2011) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Birmingham LEA.
Average class size
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Harborne has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Harborne ranks in the top 16% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress scores are around the national average.
The Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Harborne curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Harborne
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Harborne
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.45pm.
Find another school near Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Harborne
Norfolk House School, Edgbaston (1.7 miles); The Blue Coat School (1.7 miles); Edgbaston High Preparatory School (2.4 miles).
Lightwoods Primary School (0.8 miles); Our Lady and St Hubert’s Catholic Primary School, Oldbury (1.1 miles); Harborne Primary School (1.3 miles).
Edgbaston High School for Girls (2.4 miles); Mander Portman Woodward Independent College, Birmingham (2.6 miles); St George’s School, Edgbaston (2.7 miles).
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls (0.6 miles); Shireland Collegiate Academy (1.5 miles); St Paul’s School for Girls (1.9 miles).