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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 9 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)
- 20 March 2013Graded inspection: Good · as St Philip's Catholic Primary School, URN 104001
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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 entry36 applications · 15 places offered · 13 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.4; Sandwell median median 1.9
- 2025 1.8; Sandwell median median 1.7
- 2024 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.7
- 2023 1.7; Sandwell median median 1.7
- 2022 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.6
- 2021 1.8; Sandwell median median 1.6
- 2020 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.7
- 2019 1.9; Sandwell median median 1.6
- 2018 1.8; Sandwell median median 1.6
- 2017 1.8; Sandwell median median 1.7
- 2016 2.1; Sandwell median median 1.7
- 2015 1.9; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Sandwell median
Dashed bars: as St Philip's Catholic Primary School (URN 104001), the previous school.
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 | 15 | 36 | 2.4 | 13 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2025 | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2024 | 26 | 31 | 1.2 | 22 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2023 | 18 | 30 | 1.7 | 15 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2022 | 28 | 40 | 1.4 | 27 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 54 | 1.8 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2020 | 30 | 39 | 1.3 | 20 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2019 | 30 | 56 | 1.9 | 32 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2018 | 30 | 54 | 1.8 | 27 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2017 | 30 | 53 | 1.8 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 30 | 62 | 2.1 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 57 | 1.9 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 46 | 1.5 | 31 | 1.03 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 80% · Writing 67% · Maths 73% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Sandwell median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 50% | 3% | 105 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 7% | 103 | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 45% | 0% | 102 | 103 |
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 Philip's Catholic Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · concerns noted20242.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · Sandwell20261.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · SandwellGood20232.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · SandwellGood20232.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · SandwellStandards maintained20251.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · SandwellGraded · no overall grade20252.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · BirminghamSpecial measures Inadequate20232.6applications per place
- 1.1 km · Sandwell20261.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · BirminghamOutstanding20232.3applications per place 62%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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 141929 · 333/3404
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 209 on roll
- Free school meals
- 35.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 April 2015
- Replaced
- St Philip's Catholic Primary School (URN 104001)
- Address
- Messenger Road, Smethwick, B66 3DU
- Local authority
- Sandwell
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources