Academy sponsor led · Walsall

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
104Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
147163URN

Narrow Lane, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6HX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Walsall median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Walsall

19 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%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 · 30 April 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

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Walsall median (1.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

19 applications · 12 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Walsall median median 1.6
2025 2.8; Walsall median median 1.6
2024 2.3; Walsall median median 1.7
2023 2.3; Walsall median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Walsall median median 1.6
2021 1.5; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.5; Walsall median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 1.3; Walsall median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Walsall median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Walsall median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.2; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Walsall median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Walsall median

Dashed bars: as St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (URN 104242), 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	12	19	1.6	12	1.00
Sep 2025	5	14	2.8	4	0.80
Sep 2024	6	14	2.3	5	0.83
Sep 2023	8	18	2.3	6	0.75
Sep 2022	13	18	1.4	10	0.77
Sep 2021 *	11	16	1.5	11	1.00
Sep 2020 *	10	15	1.5	9	0.90
Sep 2019 *	15	20	1.3	13	0.87
Sep 2018 *	30	46	1.5	29	0.97
Sep 2017 *	20	30	1.5	17	0.85
Sep 2016 *	23	27	1.2	22	0.96
Sep 2015 *	26	32	1.2	25	0.96
Sep 2014 *	18	31	1.7	18	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 70% · Maths 78% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%46th of 60 in Walsall

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Walsall 77% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Walsall 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Walsall 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Walsall 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Walsall 76% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Walsall 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	52%	0%	104	103
2023/24	50%	0%	105	102
2022/23	64%	0%	107	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 Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St James Academy
0.4 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place
Watling Street Primary School
0.8 km · Walsall

Good2022

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Millfield Primary School
1.0 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Walsall

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Brownhills West Primary School
1.7 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Walsall Wood School
2.2 km · Walsall

Good2022

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Ridgeway Primary Academy
2.2 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School
2.6 km · Staffordshire

Good2022

1.9applications per place

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147163 · 335/2046
Trust: St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 104 on roll
Free school meals: 41.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2021
Replaced: St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (URN 104242)
Address: Narrow Lane, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6HX
Local authority: Walsall

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