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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Jean Richmond

location_onWalsall, WS2 8HN

language Visit Website phone 1922720063

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

226

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Expected Standard

66%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Walsall, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 46% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall is a voluntary aided school in Walsall, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 220 pupils on roll, of whom 39% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #33 of 60 primaries in Walsall and #6,365 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 57%

Reading76% LA 71%

Writing69% LA 67%

Maths72% LA 70%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading94% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths78% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading80% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.5

-1.5 to 3.0

2.0

Write

LA -0.1

-0.2 to 4.2

2.3

Maths

LA -0.3

0.1 to 4.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading72% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA -0.4

-2.1 to 2.7

-1.1

Write

LA -0.4

-3.3 to 1.0

0.3

Maths

LA -0.1

-1.7 to 2.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 59%

Reading83% LA 70%

Writing87% LA 73%

Maths87% LA 72%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.3

-1.2 to 3.2

-1.4

Write

LA -0.6

-3.5 to 0.7

0.2

Maths

LA 0.0

-1.8 to 2.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

16 November 2021

Inspection Report

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18 October 2016

Inspection Report

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29 September 2014

Inspection Report

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08 July 2014

Inspection Report

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18 January 2013

Inspection Report

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07 November 2012

Inspection Report

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08 June 2011

Inspection Report

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26 January 2010

Inspection Report

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01 November 2006

Inspection Report

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02 July 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-10-18

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-07-08

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 220 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	220	1	0.5%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	219	4	1.8%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	225	2	0.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	228	2	0.9%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	217	3	1.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	230	3	1.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	226	2	0.9%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	220	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	221	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	205	4	2.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	227	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	209	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	222	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	216	5	2.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	226	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	225	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	219	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	231	3	1.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	234	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	232	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 23 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils