Catholic Schools / West Midlands
Catholic Schools in West Midlands
Find 131 Catholic schools in West Midlands. Compare Ofsted ratings, Section 48 results, faith admissions criteria and catchment areas.
131 catholic schools in West Midlands
St James Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry · Secondary · Mixed
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary Academy
Wolverhampton · Primary · Mixed
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Coventry · Primary · Mixed
Holy Souls Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
Holy Trinity Catholic School
Birmingham · Secondary · Mixed
Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School
Solihull · Primary · Mixed
SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy
Wolverhampton · Primary · Mixed
St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy
Wolverhampton · Primary · Mixed
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Walsall · Primary · Mixed
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Chad's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Chad's Catholic Primary School
Dudley · Primary · Mixed
St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
Coventry · Primary · Mixed
St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School
Solihull · Primary · Mixed
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St John Wall Catholic School
Birmingham · Secondary · Mixed
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Sutton Coldfield · Primary · Mixed
St Jude's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School
Coventry · Primary · Mixed
St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School
Walsall · Primary · Mixed
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School
Sutton Coldfield · Primary · Mixed
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy
Wolverhampton · Primary · Mixed
St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy
Wolverhampton · Primary · Mixed
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Coventry · Primary · Mixed
St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall
Willenhall · Secondary · Mixed
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
Wednesbury · Secondary · Mixed
St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
The Rosary Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
Abbey Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
All Souls' Catholic Primary School
Coventry · Primary · Mixed
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham · Secondary · Mixed
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Birmingham · Secondary · Mixed
Bishop Milner Catholic College
Dudley · Secondary · Mixed
Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Mixed
Blessed Dominic Barberi Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Birmingham · Secondary · Mixed
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Coventry · Secondary · Mixed
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Coventry · Primary · Mixed
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
Corpus Christi Catholic School
Coventry · Primary · Mixed
Good Shepherd Catholic School
Coventry · Primary · Mixed
Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Sutton Coldfield · Primary · Mixed
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
Holy Name Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy
Wolverhampton · Primary · Mixed
Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School
Bilston · Primary · Mixed
John Henry Newman Catholic College
Birmingham · Secondary · Mixed
Maryvale Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton · Secondary · Mixed
Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School
Oldbury · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School
Halesowen · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School
Coventry · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School
Solihull · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Coventry · Primary · Mixed
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
SS John and Monica Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery
Wolverhampton · Primary · Mixed
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
Coventry · Primary · Mixed
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School
Solihull · Primary · Mixed
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Coventry · Primary · Mixed
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly
Sutton Coldfield · Primary · Mixed
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Coventry · Primary · Mixed
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Solihull · Primary · Mixed
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Wolverhampton · Primary · Mixed
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy
Wolverhampton · Primary · Mixed
St Clare's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Columba's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham · Secondary · Mixed
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton · Secondary · Mixed
St Francis Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Francis Catholic Primary School
Walsall · Primary · Mixed
St Francis of Assisi Catholic College
Walsall · Secondary · Mixed
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
Oldbury · Primary · Mixed
St Gerard's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Smethwick · Primary · Mixed
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Coventry · Primary · Mixed
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School
West Bromwich · Primary · Mixed
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Coventry · Primary · Mixed
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St John Henry Newman Catholic School
Coventry · Secondary · Mixed
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School
Coventry · Primary · Mixed
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Dudley · Primary · Mixed
St Joseph's RC Primary School
Stourbridge · Primary · Mixed
St Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Mark's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Wolverhampton · Primary · Mixed
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Wednesbury · Primary · Mixed
St Mary's RC Primary School
Brierley Hill · Primary · Mixed
St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School
Walsall · Primary · Mixed
St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery
Wolverhampton · Primary · Mixed
St Osburg's Catholic Primary School
Coventry · Primary · Mixed
St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Coventry · Primary · Mixed
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall
Walsall · Primary · Mixed
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham · Secondary · Girls
St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich
Walsall · Primary · Mixed
St Peter's Catholic School
Solihull · Secondary · Mixed
St Philip's Catholic Primary School
Smethwick · Primary · Mixed
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Primary · Mixed
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Birmingham · Secondary · Mixed
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Walsall · Primary · Mixed
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Walsall · Primary · Mixed
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
BIRMINGHAM · Primary · Mixed
About Catholic schools in West Midlands
Catholic schools in West Midlands are faith schools maintained by the local diocese and funded by the state as voluntary aided or academy schools, meaning they are free to attend. Most give priority to baptised Catholic children when places are oversubscribed, applying faith-based criteria - such as a baptism certificate, evidence of regular Mass attendance, and sometimes a parish priest's reference - before distance or sibling rules come into play. Admissions requirements vary school by school, so it is important to read each school's published policy and any supplementary information form carefully. Some Catholic schools in West Midlands are not heavily oversubscribed and may admit children of other faiths or no faith without requiring faith evidence at all.
Catholic schools in West Midlands cover primary and secondary phases, with some offering sixth-form provision. As well as the standard Ofsted inspection, each school is subject to a Section 48 (denominational) inspection commissioned by the diocese, which assesses the Catholic ethos, religious education and collective worship - worth reading alongside the Ofsted report. Many parents also weigh pastoral care, the school's links to the local parish and community feel, not just academic results. Ofsted ratings and progress data are a useful starting point, but visiting the school and attending an open day will give you the most rounded picture before you apply.
Choosing a school in West Midlands
Whether or not West Midlands has schools of a particular type, the same fundamentals help you compare your options. Ofsted judgements - Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement or Inadequate - summarise the quality of education, behaviour, personal development and leadership. A rating is a useful starting point, but bear in mind that some schools have not been inspected for several years and that a single word cannot capture everything about a school.
For secondary schools, Progress 8 is often more revealing than raw results. It measures how much pupils improve between the end of primary school and their GCSEs, so a school serving a less advantaged community can still post strong progress. Attainment 8 shows average achievement across eight GCSEs, and the percentage of pupils reaching grade 5 or above in English and maths is a useful benchmark. For 16-18 study, look at A-Level and applied-course results and where students go next.
Beyond the data, look at how places are allocated when a school is oversubscribed and whether your address is likely to secure one, the range of subjects and activities on offer, the sixth-form provision if you are planning ahead, and travel and transport. Above all, visit. An open day tells you more about a school's atmosphere, pastoral care and whether it will suit your child than any league table can.
Frequently asked questions
How many catholic schools are there in West Midlands?
There are 131 catholic schools in West Midlands listed on School Signal, of which 35 are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
Which Catholic school in West Midlands has the best Ofsted rating?
St James Catholic Primary School is among the highest rated catholic schools in West Midlands, judged Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection.
Do you have to be Catholic to get into a Catholic school in West Midlands?
Not always. When a Catholic school in West Midlands is oversubscribed, it will usually prioritise baptised Catholic children and apply faith criteria - such as a baptism certificate and evidence of regular Mass attendance - before admitting children of other faiths or none. Schools that are not oversubscribed may admit non-Catholic children without any faith requirement. Always check each school's admissions policy and supplementary information form, as the criteria vary between schools and dioceses.