St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall
Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Krystyna Bickley
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 104233
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922720063
About this school
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Walsall. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 223 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 32 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 72% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 94% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 78% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 88% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Walsall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 56.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 226 |
| 2023/24 | 228 |
| 2024/25 | 220 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall compares
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall ranked 29th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.1% | 39.3% | 223 | — |
| Birchills Church of England Community Academy | 37% | 7.5% | 45.4% | 442 | 0.2 miles |
| Croft Academy | 60% | 5.4% | 67.2% | 246 | 0.3 miles |
| Butts Primary School | 68% | 5% | 44.8% | 241 | 0.4 miles |
| North Walsall Primary Academy | 60% | 3.9% | 50.5% | 234 | 0.5 miles |
| Reedswood E-ACT Academy | 83% | 4.9% | 42.6% | 478 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.29%
- English as an additional language
- 54.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.05%
- Persistent absence
- 16.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Birchills Church of England Community Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Croft Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Butts Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
North Walsall Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Reedswood E-ACT Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Walsall
Other schools in Walsall
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall ranks 21st of the 51 ranked primary schools in Walsall.
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- All Saints National Academy Primary
- Alumwell Infant School Primary
- Alumwell Junior School Primary
- Beacon Academy Primary
- Bentley West Primary School Primary
- Birchills Church of England Community Academy Primary
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School Primary
- Brownhills West Primary School Primary
- Busill Jones Primary School Primary
- Butts Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall teach?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Walsall.
- Who is the executive headteacher of St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall?
- The executive headteacher of St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall is Mrs Krystyna Bickley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall has 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall full?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall has capacity for 210 pupils and 223 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall a faith school?
- Yes. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall as having nursery classes.
- How have St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall compare with other schools in Walsall?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall ranked 29th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall's absence rate?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.