Voluntary aided school · Walsall

St Francis Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
207Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104239URN

Mill Road, Shelfield, Walsall, WS4 1RH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Walsall median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Walsall

43 applications for 26 places · 33rd of 71 in Walsall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 7 July 2026Published 9 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

7 July 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
1 March 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Walsall median (1.6) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

43 applications · 26 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Walsall median median 1.6
2025 1.7; Walsall median median 1.6
2024 2.2; Walsall median median 1.7
2023 1.8; Walsall median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Walsall median median 1.6
2021 1.8; Walsall median median 1.6
2020 2.2; Walsall median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Walsall median median 1.7
2018 2.1; Walsall median median 1.8
2017 1.8; Walsall median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Walsall median median 1.6
2015 1.4; Walsall median median 1.6
2014 1.8; Walsall median median 1.9

This school
Walsall median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	26	43	1.7	22	0.85
Sep 2025	24	40	1.7	21	0.88
Sep 2024	15	33	2.2	15	1.00
Sep 2023	23	42	1.8	20	0.87
Sep 2022	25	41	1.6	23	0.92
Sep 2021	20	35	1.8	19	0.95
Sep 2020	17	37	2.2	14	0.82
Sep 2019	30	46	1.5	24	0.80
Sep 2018	22	47	2.1	20	0.91
Sep 2017	19	34	1.8	18	0.95
Sep 2016	26	39	1.5	22	0.85
Sep 2015	26	36	1.4	16	0.62
Sep 2014	23	42	1.8	24	1.04

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 67% · Maths 78% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%26th of 60 in Walsall

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Walsall 77% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Walsall 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Walsall 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Walsall 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Walsall 76% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Walsall 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Walsall median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	7%	105	105
2023/24	75%	16%	105	108
2022/23	75%	9%	109	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Francis Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Greenfield Primary School
0.5 km · Walsall

2026

1.9applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Rushall Primary School
0.8 km · Walsall

Remains Good2019

3.0applications per place
Radleys Primary School
1.1 km · Walsall

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England C Primary School
1.5 km · Walsall

Good2024

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Walsall

Good2023

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Pelsall Village School
2.0 km · Walsall

2026

2.7applications per place 18%met the SATs standard
Edgar Stammers Primary Academy
2.0 km · Walsall

Good2023

1.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Ryders Hayes School
2.1 km · Walsall

Good2023

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104239 · 335/3322
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals: 28.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Mill Road, Shelfield, Walsall, WS4 1RH
Local authority: Walsall

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources