- Ofsted:Report card
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results well above the West Midlands average.
21 first choices for 25 places last year
Met the standard at 1179%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- 5.4%West Midlands 5.1%
- Pupils
- 225
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Catholic schools in West Midlands
All 231 Catholic schools in West Midlands. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
Results
- No Ofsted grade yet
- Catholic
Results well above the West Midlands average, low absence.
28 first choices for 30 places last year
Met the standard at 1196%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 179
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
- Ofsted:Report card
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results well above the West Midlands average, low absence.
25 first choices for 26 places last year
Met the standard at 1192%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 202
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results well above the West Midlands average, low absence.
31 first choices for 30 places last year
Met the standard at 1190%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 181
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.4
- No Ofsted grade yet
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results well above the West Midlands average.
55 first choices for 61 places last year
Met the standard at 1176%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- 5.9%West Midlands 5.1%
- Pupils
- 447
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results well above the West Midlands average, low absence.
59 first choices for 30 places last year
Met the standard at 1184%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 245
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results well above the West Midlands average.
30 first choices for 29 places last year
Met the standard at 1187%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- 5.1%West Midlands 5.1%
- Pupils
- 235
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the West Midlands average.
44 first choices for 29 places last year
Met the standard at 1193%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- 4.1%West Midlands 5.1%
- Pupils
- 210
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
- No Ofsted grade yet
- Catholic
Results above the West Midlands average, low absence.
33 first choices for 30 places last year
Met the standard at 1173%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 204
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
- Ofsted:Report card
- Catholic
Results well above the West Midlands average.
40 first choices for 30 places last year
Met the standard at 1181%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- 4.4%West Midlands 5.1%
- Pupils
- 214
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.7
- No Ofsted grade yet
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results well above the West Midlands average.
53 first choices for 60 places last year
Met the standard at 1178%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- 4.4%West Midlands 5.1%
- Pupils
- 472
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results below the West Midlands average, high absence.
24 first choices for 24 places last year
Met the standard at 1161%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 197
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results well above the West Midlands average.
41 first choices for 29 places last year
Met the standard at 1183%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- 5.2%West Midlands 5.1%
- Pupils
- 239
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.0
Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Stafford, ST17 9UZ · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Report card
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results well above the West Midlands average.
22 first choices for 24 places last year
Met the standard at 11100%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- 4.6%West Midlands 5.1%
- Pupils
- 180
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
- No Ofsted grade yet
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results well above the West Midlands average.
96 first choices for 69 places last year
Met the standard at 1177%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- 4.8%West Midlands 5.1%
- Pupils
- 562
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.3
- Ofsted:Report card
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results above the West Midlands average.
37 first choices for 30 places last year
Met the standard at 1173%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- 5.9%West Midlands 5.1%
- Pupils
- 253
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
- Ofsted:Report card
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results close to the West Midlands average.
22 first choices for 26 places last year
Met the standard at 1167%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- 4.9%West Midlands 5.1%
- Pupils
- 207
- Pupils per teacher
- 30.0
- No Ofsted grade yet
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results well above the West Midlands average, low absence.
24 first choices for 29 places last year
Met the standard at 1180%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 90
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.8
- Ofsted:Report card
- Catholic
Results well above the West Midlands average.
33 first choices for 30 places last year
Met the standard at 1180%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- –West Midlands 5.1%
- Pupils
- 210
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results well above the West Midlands average.
25 first choices for 26 places last year
Met the standard at 1176%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- 5.0%West Midlands 5.1%
- Pupils
- 178
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results well above the West Midlands average, low absence.
39 first choices for 42 places last year
Met the standard at 1180%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 333
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results well below the West Midlands average, high absence.
12 first choices for 12 places last year
Met the standard at 1152%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 104
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results close to the West Midlands average.
32 first choices for 29 places last year
Met the standard at 1163%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- 4.8%West Midlands 5.1%
- Pupils
- 248
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
- No Ofsted grade yet
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results well above the West Midlands average.
38 first choices for 30 places last year
Met the standard at 1183%
West Midlands 66%England 61%
- Days missed
- 4.4%West Midlands 5.1%
- Pupils
- 244
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
- Catholic schools231230 mainstream, 1 special
- Met the standard at 1165.9%
- Good or Outstanding94%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools839 of 231231 Catholic, 530 Church of England
- With a nursery class134take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals29.9%of pupils get them
The big picture
How West Midlands's Catholic 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.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in West Midlands
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 87 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 23 of 144
- Good: 113 of 144
- Requires improvement: 8 of 144
- Inadequate: 0 of 144
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in West Midlands
Half or more are faith schools.
839 of the 231 Catholic schools in West Midlands 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 characterCheck 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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About these schools
Catholic schools in West Midlands, explained
There are 231 Catholic schools in West Midlands, teaching 82,543 children. 53 are run by the council and 171 are academies or free schools. The list also includes 1 special and 7 independent schools.
94% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 90% across England. 23 are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
65.9% of pupils in West Midlands met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 61% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 34% to 100%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
29.9% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,468 a year on each pupil, against £7,460 across England. 17.5% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 20% across England.
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Catholic schools near meLook closer to home
Pick an area to see its Catholic schools, or browse other kinds of school in and around West Midlands.
- Birmingham63 Catholic schools
- Staffordshire33 Catholic schools
- Coventry21 Catholic schools
- Warwickshire20 Catholic schools
- Worcestershire18 Catholic schools
- Stoke-on-Trent15 Catholic schools
- Wolverhampton12 Catholic schools
- Walsall11 Catholic schools
- Solihull10 Catholic schools
- Sandwell8 Catholic schools
- Dudley6 Catholic schools
- Shropshire5 Catholic schools
- Telford and Wrekin5 Catholic schools
- Herefordshire4 Catholic schools
Other schools in West Midlands
- Primary schools1,834 schools
- Secondary schools535 schools
- Nurseries1,669 schools
- Sixth form colleges24 schools
- Grammar schools52 schools
- Private schools273 schools
- Special schools319 schools
- Boarding schools45 schools
- Faith schools833 schools
- Church of England schools530 schools
- Muslim schools29 schools
- Jewish schools1 schools
- Girls' schools32 schools
- Boys' schools31 schools
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many catholic schools are in West Midlands?
There are 231 catholic schools in West Midlands, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best catholic schools in West Midlands?
Based on Ofsted ratings and exam results, the top-ranked catholic schools in West Midlands include Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy, St Filumena's Catholic Primary School, and St Dominic's Catholic Primary School. Rankings are updated regularly using the latest data from the Department for Education.
How many Ofsted Outstanding catholic schools are in West Midlands?
West Midlands has 23 catholic schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 113 are rated Good, meaning 94% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are catholic schools in West Midlands ranked on Eduscope?
Schools are ranked using a composite score that combines Ofsted or ISI inspection ratings, Key Stage exam results, pupil progress measures, and other performance indicators published by the Department for Education. The score is recalculated regularly as new data becomes available.
What is the average class size in West Midlands catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across catholic schools in West Midlands is 20:1. 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.