St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich
Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kathleen Hinton
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 262
- Pupils on roll
- 214
- URN
- 104234
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922710872
About this school
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Walsall. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 214 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 28 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 54% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 11% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 68% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 57% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 68% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich 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 | 35% | 56.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 220 |
| 2023/24 | 219 |
| 2024/25 | 229 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich compares
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich ranked 17th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 5.5% | 33.2% | 214 | — |
| All Saints National Academy | 36% | 9.4% | 60.5% | 208 | 0.2 miles |
| Elmore Green Primary School | 48% | 6.7% | 47.1% | 314 | 0.4 miles |
| Field Road Academy | — | — | — | 214 | 0.5 miles |
| Lower Farm Primary School | 68% | 4.5% | 41.7% | 463 | 0.6 miles |
| Sunshine Academy | — | — | — | 150 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.17%
- English as an additional language
- 25.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.47%
- Persistent absence
- 15.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints National Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Walsall
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Elmore Green Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Walsall
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Field Road Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Walsall
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Lower Farm Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Walsall
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Sunshine Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Walsall
Other schools in Walsall
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich ranks 12th 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 Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich teach?
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Walsall.
- Who is the headteacher of St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich?
- The headteacher of St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich is Mrs Kathleen Hinton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich, 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 Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich?
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich has 214 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich full?
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich has capacity for 262 pupils and 214 on roll (82%), so it has space against 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 Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich a faith school?
- Yes. St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich as having nursery classes.
- How have St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 72% 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 Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich compare with other schools in Walsall?
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich ranked 17th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% 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 Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich's absence rate?
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich'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.