Voluntary aided school · Walsall

St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
239Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104240URN

Weston Crescent, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0HA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

1.1 above Walsall median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Walsall

77 applications for 29 places · 8th of 71 in Walsall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

10 July 2024
Graded inspection: Good
17 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

2.7applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Walsall median (1.6) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

77 applications · 29 places offered · 41 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Walsall median median 1.6
2025 1.7; Walsall median median 1.6
2024 2.2; Walsall median median 1.7
2023 2.2; Walsall median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Walsall median median 1.6
2021 1.9; Walsall median median 1.6
2020 2.4; Walsall median median 1.7
2019 2.2; Walsall median median 1.7
2018 2.8; Walsall median median 1.8
2017 2.1; Walsall median median 1.8
2016 2.2; Walsall median median 1.6
2015 1.6; Walsall median median 1.6
2014 2.8; Walsall median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Walsall median in 12 of 13 years.

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	29	77	2.7	41	1.41
Sep 2025	30	51	1.7	31	1.03
Sep 2024	30	67	2.2	25	0.83
Sep 2023	26	56	2.2	25	0.96
Sep 2022	30	67	2.2	26	0.87
Sep 2021	30	58	1.9	27	0.90
Sep 2020	30	71	2.4	32	1.07
Sep 2019	29	65	2.2	26	0.90
Sep 2018	20	55	2.8	20	1.00
Sep 2017	28	58	2.1	26	0.93
Sep 2016	30	67	2.2	33	1.10
Sep 2015	29	46	1.6	25	0.86
Sep 2014	17	47	2.8	17	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 90% · Maths 97% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%3rd of 60 in Walsall

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Walsall 77% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Walsall 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Walsall 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Walsall 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Walsall 76% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Walsall 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	83%	7%	108	107
2023/24	83%	7%	109	107
2022/23	78%	9%	108	105

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 Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Whetstone Field Primary School
0.5 km · Walsall

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Leighswood School
1.5 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Blackwood School
2.4 km · Walsall

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Radleys Primary School
2.6 km · Walsall

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly
2.7 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Manor Primary School
3.0 km · Walsall

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Castlefort Academy
3.1 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104240 · 335/3323
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 236 pupils · 239 on roll
Free school meals: 10.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Weston Crescent, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0HA
Local authority: Walsall

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources