St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall
Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN
223 pupils · 106% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Free school meals
- 38.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 66% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 27 | 52 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 27 | 24 | 48 | 27 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 22 | 19 | 50 | 22 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 32 | 55 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 12 | 11 | 35 | 12 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 15 | 14 | 32 | 15 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 22 | 21 | 43 | 22 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 25 | 23 | 45 | 25 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Birchills Church of England Community Academy 0.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Croft Academy 0.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Butts Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- North Walsall Primary Academy 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Reedswood E-ACT Academy 1.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.