St Philip's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Smethwick. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Messenger Road, Smethwick, B66 3DU
Website: www.st-philips.sandwell.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01215581643
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sandwell
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Carmel Hinton
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141929

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 233
Number of Boys: 104
Number of Girls: 129

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 3.1 Confidence interval 0.9 to 5.3
Writing
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.4 to 4.5
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 1.3 to 5.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Philip's Catholic Primary School
Messenger Road , B66 3DU
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Windmill Lane , B66 3LX
3out of 4 490 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Victoria Park Primary
Ballot Street , B66 3HH
4out of 4 583 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Cape Primary School
Cape Hill , B66 4SH
2out of 4 991 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Galton Valley Primary School
Brasshouse Lane , B66 1BA
3out of 4 1,051 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Waterloo Road , B66 4ND
4out of 4 1,393 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Holyhead School
Milestone Lane , Handsworth B21 0HN
4out of 4 1,515 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sandwell Academy
Halfords Lane , B71 4LG
4out of 4 1,788 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Grove Lane , Handsworth B21 9ET
4out of 4 2,193 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Holly Lodge High School College of Science
Holly Lane , B67 7JG
3out of 4 2,252 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy
49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ
- not rated 2,813 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Regis Academy
8 Brasshouse Lane , B66 1RA
- not rated 1,072 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Myles Academy
Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road , B21 0PD
- not rated 1,251 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
V.A.S.E Academy
Oaklands Centre , Oaklands Road B21 0NA
- not rated 1,711 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Hamilton School
Hamilton Road , Handsworth B21 8AH
4out of 4 1,799 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
Future First Independent School
Hockley Port. All Saints Street , Hockley B18 7RL
- not rated 2,371 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.