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St Philip's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Messenger Road, Smethwick B66 3DU · st-philips.sandwell.sch.uk · 0121 558 1643

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Overview

Ofsted
Concerns
Ungraded inspection · May 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
50%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sandwell 61%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Sandwell Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
209
100% of 210 places
Local authority
Sandwell
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
35.2%
First language not English
37.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Emmaus Catholic Multi Academy Company

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Sandwell Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 13 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 27 (Places 28)27September 2023: 15 (Places 18)15September 2024: 22 (Places 26)22September 2025: 8 (Places 9)8September 2026: 13 (Places 15)13Places 15
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202615130.9100%
September 2025Sept 2025980.9100%
September 2024Sept 202426220.8100%
September 2023Sept 202318150.8100%
September 2022Sept 202228271100%

Results

In 2024/25, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Sandwell it was 61%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 50% (England 53%)50%2016/17: 60% (England 61%)60%2017/18: 65% (England 64%)65%2018/19: 78% (England 65%)78%2022/23: 45% (England 60%)45%2023/24: 53% (England 61%)53%2024/25: 50% (England 62%)50%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼50%62%
▼3%8%
Average scaled score
●105106
●104105
●106105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 9 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Philip's Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.

Outcome
Concerns
Inspected
8 May 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • May 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Mar 2010Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

56% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
56%
Replies
18
8% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼56% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼61% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼56% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼44% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼78% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼72% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼72% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼67% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●89% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼55% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼36% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 78% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼16% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 67% who had a child bullied

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