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St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy, Wolverhampton

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Ages 4–11

St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Wolverhampton, part of St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 38th-highest of the 68 schools in Wolverhampton with published results, and 7,353rd of 14,452 across England. It was 93% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Better than England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy in detail

St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy in its own words

In its own words: "St Christopher’s Catholic Primary School is committed to ensuring equality of provision throughout the school community. To achieve this, our equality objectives are as follows: To promote cultural development and understanding through a rich range of experience, both in and beyond the school. To tackle prejudice and promote understanding in relation to people with and perceived differences."

Vision and values (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 84% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy

For September 2026 entry, 20 families put St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy are Lane Green First School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement); Birches First School (0.6 miles, Good); St Nicholas Church of England First School (0.6 miles, Good); and Palmers Cross Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 76% maths).

Lane Green First SchoolBirches First SchoolSt Nicholas Church of England First SchoolPalmers Cross Primary School

The trust

St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy is one of 64 schools run by St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

All 64 schools in St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust

What parents say

33 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 82% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

Who goes there

14.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (76%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 14 pupils (7.3%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Bilbrook Rail Station, about 110 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Duck Lane (opposite), 60 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 56 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86).

Suspensions and exclusions

St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy are Codsall Community High School (under 0.1 miles), Codsall Middle School (0.2 miles), Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School (0.4 miles) and Aldersley High School (1.1 miles).

Codsall Community High SchoolCodsall Middle SchoolBilbrook CofE (VC) Middle SchoolAldersley High School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Karl Babarczi
Pupils:192
LA:Staffordshire
Phone:01902297820
Address:Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, Wolverhampton, WV8 1PF
Trust:ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (64 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2021

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.

Inspected 10 December 2024View full report

St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in September 2021. Before that, as St Christopher's Catholic Primary School (URN 124374), it was rated Good in December 2013.

URN:148318
UKPRN:10087295
Diocese:Archdiocese of Birmingham
Constituency:Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's December 2024 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

St Christopher's creates a welcoming, caring environment where children feel safe and loved. The school has excellent attendance and behaviour because pupils genuinely enjoy learning. Reading is celebrated throughout the school, and by Year 6 pupils read to a high standard. The school develops well-rounded, confident young people through strong personal development and community involvement.

Key Strengths

  • Strong reading programme with high standards by Year 6 and regular library visits
  • Excellent behaviour and attendance, with pupils showing strong relationships and helping each other
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs, enabling them to participate fully
  • Well-designed curriculum using retrieval activities and immediate feedback to help pupils build knowledge
  • Strong personal development focusing on British values, leadership roles, and community involvement

Areas for Improvement

  • Handwriting and presentation standards are not applied consistently across pupils' work
  • Problem-solving and real-world application of mathematics learning could be stronger
  • Staff sometimes miss opportunities for pupils to explain their reasoning or show the full extent of their knowledge
  • Some pupils not given chance to move on in their learning when ready

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with staff creating an open and positive culture that prioritises pupil safety.

Extracurricular Activities

School library visits, charity and fundraising events, Mini Vinnies programme, school leaders (science ambassadors, sports leaders, house captains), breakfast club, before- and after-school clubs

St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy has maintained good standards since its previous inspection. The school is welcoming, with pupils feeling safe and achieving well across the curriculum.

At a Glance

14.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

33 responses
Would recommend82%
Child is happy100%
Child does well94%
High expectations76%
Feels safe97%
Well behaved91%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)67%
Kept informed79%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)78%
Wider development85%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-9ppMaths-2ppWriting-11pp

Reading has declined from 84% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 94% to 83% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

27.4

Avg class size

25.7

Infant (KS1)

28.8

KS2

7

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Term dates

St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Staffordshire's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Bilbrook Rail Station (Westbound)
110m · 2 min walk
Codsall Rail Station
1.0km · 16 min walk

Bus Stops

Duck Lane (opp)
62m · 1 min walk
Fire Station (adj)
185m · 3 min walk
Birches Bridge (adj)
223m · 4 min walk
South Staffordshire Council Offices (adj)
272m · 4 min walk
The Woodman Inn (opp)
463m · 8 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
8
Fatal
0
Serious
3
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 5 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.

4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

93%

Near capacity

195 pupils

210 places

15 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Wolverhampton

High pressure
New homes approved:4,090
Projected new pupils:1,023

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wolverhampton

Across Staffordshire council

Low demand council-wide0.77 applications per place

Places available

10,768

Applications

8,344

Got 1st preference

95.1%

Got preferred school

99.1%

All primary applications across Staffordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History

10 December 2024

Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

14

SEN Support

0

EHC Plans

7.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health4
Speech, Language & Communication4
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Autistic Spectrum Disorder2
Physical Disability1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
76.0%
Asian
2.6%
Black
4.6%
Mixed
8.8%
Chinese
0.5%
Other
1.6%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals14.6%
English as Additional Language6.8%

192

Total Pupils

76

Boys

116

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

10

Teachers

19.2:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£51,385

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,186

Per pupil

£1120k

Total funding

£42k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£58,750
EAL funding£7,032
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.2%

Overall absence

7.7%

Persistent absence

168

Enrolments

Authorised3.9%
Unauthorised0.3%
Persistent (10%+)7.7%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

5.5%
21/22
4.8%
22/23
3.9%
23/24
4.2%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy

What are SATs results like at St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy?

Of the pupils at St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 75% reached the expected standard in reading and 79% did so in maths.

What is St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in September 2021. Before that, as St Christopher's Catholic Primary School (URN 124374), it was rated Good in December 2013.

What is the catchment area for St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy?

No fixed boundary. When St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Staffordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy?

St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 210 places.

How big are the classes at St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy?

Classes at St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy average 27.4 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy?

St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy has around 192 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy?

4.2% of sessions were missed at St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy in 2024/25. 7.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy?

Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

How many road collisions happen near St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 5 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).

Where is St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy?

St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy is at Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV8 1PF.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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