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St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall WS3 3LY · st-peters.walsall.sch.uk · 01922 710872
Overview
- Ofsted
- Concerns
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Walsall 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 214
- 82% of 262 places
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.7%
- First language not English
- 29.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 25 places were offered; 100% 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 | 25 | 23 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 25 | 20 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 20 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Walsall it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 28 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich was: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Concerns
- Inspected
- 27 Feb 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
66% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 66%
- Replies
- 47
- 21% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (30%) with SEND