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Faith schools in and near Smethwick

All 4 faith schools in Smethwick, and the nearest just outside.

4 schools in Smethwick

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  1. St Matthew's CofE Primary School

    Smethwick, B66 3LX · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Smethwick faith schools average.

    61 first choices, 60 offers made

    Met the standard at 1171%

    Smethwick faith schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.0%Smethwick faith schools 4.5%
    Pupils
    470
    Pupils per teacher
    15.8
    View school St Matthew's CofE Primary School
  2. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School

    Smethwick, B67 5HX · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Smethwick faith schools average.

    33 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1157%

    Smethwick faith schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.7%Smethwick faith schools 4.5%
    Pupils
    230
    Pupils per teacher
    21.0
    View school St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
  3. St Philip's Catholic Primary School

    Smethwick, B66 3DU · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Smethwick faith schools average.

    13 first choices, 15 offers made

    Met the standard at 1150%

    Smethwick faith schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.4%Smethwick faith schools 4.5%
    Pupils
    209
    Pupils per teacher
    29.1
    View school St Philip's Catholic Primary School
  4. Aspire AP School 2

    Smethwick, B66 3ND · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Faith school

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –Smethwick faith schools 4.5%
    Pupils
    7
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Aspire AP School 2

Just outside Smethwick

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Smethwick.

  1. Q3 Academy Langley

    1.3 miles from Smethwick · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Faith school

    Results above the England average.

    344 first choices, 292 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1650.4

    England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.4%Smethwick faith schools 4.5%
    Pupils
    1,490
    Pupils per teacher
    16.2
    View school Q3 Academy Langley
The big picture

How Smethwick's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Smethwick 62%England 62%St Philip's Catholic Primary School: 50%St Gregory's Catholic Primary School: 57%St Matthew's CofE Primary School: 71%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Smethwick

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Smethwick average 4.7%St Matthew's CofE Primary School: 4%St Gregory's Catholic Primary School: 4.7%St Philip's Catholic Primary School: 5.4%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Smethwick

Ofsted grades in Smethwick

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 2 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 2
  • Good: 2 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 2
  • Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Smethwick

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    4 of the 4 faith schools in Smethwick have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

    Show schools with no religious character
  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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  3. List a school you're likely to get.

    Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Smethwick, explained

There are 4 faith schools in Smethwick, teaching 916 children. 1 are run by the council and 2 are academies or free schools. Among them is 1 independent school.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

62.2% of pupils in Smethwick faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 50% to 71%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

31.7% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,219 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 11.3% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Smethwick?
There are 4 faith schools in Smethwick, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Smethwick?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Smethwick on Eduscope are St Matthew's CofE Primary School, St Gregory's Catholic Primary School and St Philip's Catholic Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Smethwick ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Smethwick faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Smethwick is 19:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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