There are 240 Catholic schools in the West Midlands, teaching 86,562 children. 53 are run by the council and 180 are academies or free schools. Among them are 1 special and 7 independent schools.
97% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 11 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
66.8% of pupils in West Midlands catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 24% to 100%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
29.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,349 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 16.0% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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