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EnglandWest MidlandsSandwellB66 3DUSt Philip's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Philip's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Sandwell · Smethwick · B66 3DU www.st-philips.sandwell.sch.uk/

Pupils
216
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
216
Pupils · 2024/25
36%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
216
Pupils · 2024/25
36%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySandwell
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio29.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Philip's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Sandwell

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
50%
-3pp
78%62%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
3%
-4pp
19%10%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
37%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
216
Pupil : teacher ratio
29.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
36%
FSM eligible
37%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Messenger Road, Smethwick, B66 3DU
Local authority
Sandwell
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2550%3%80%33%67%3%73%20%100%77%105.0104.0106.012%216
2023/2453%7%73%20%70%7%67%13%97%77%103.0102.0105.016%233
2022/2345%0%62%10%69%0%62%24%72%66%102.0103.0105.0-3.30-1.00-1.3016%232
2018/1978%19%84%38%81%25%88%41%81%91%107.0108.0113.0+3.10+2.50+3.308%243
2017/1865%6%81%26%77%19%74%13%77%87%105.0103.0107.0+2.00+1.70+0.70244
2016/1760%13%63%23%87%33%70%30%90%80%103.0104.0108.0-0.10+4.50+1.6015%250

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2521626.212%36%37%5%17%
2023/2423325.216%37%37%6%21%
2022/2323224.916%41%40%6%19%
2021/2222823.119%50%35%7%25%
2020/2123325.19%54%33%
2018/1924322.68%59%40%3%6%
2017/1823.43%3%
2016/1725027.815%64%50%3%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.