St Philip's Catholic Primary School, Smethwick

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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St Philip's Catholic Primary School

Messenger Road, Smethwick B66 3DU

https://www.st-philips.sandwell.sch.uk/

St Philip's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic academy. It has about 230 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In May 2018 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Emmaus Catholic Multi Academy Company. (Other schools in this trust include St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School and St Mary's RC Primary School.)

Particular strengths include Representation, Progress, Disadvantaged pupils and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Environment, Attendance, Admissions and Attainment.

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Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Progress: About average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is about average and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is about average.

Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Attainment: Below average. Maths attainment is below average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is quite high.

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite high.

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