St Philip's Catholic Primary School, Smethwick

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In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at St Philip's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 75% in Sandwell and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 73% in reading and 67% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 13 families put St Philip's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 36 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Philip's Catholic Primary School are St Matthew's CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 75% reading, 80% maths); Victoria Park Primary (0.3 miles, Good, 69% reading, 76% maths); Cape Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 59% reading, 58% maths); and Galton Valley Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 79% reading, 81% maths).

St Philip's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

St Philip's Catholic Primary School is one of 14 schools run by Emmaus Catholic Multi Academy Company, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

33.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 37.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (49%), Asian (25%) and Mixed (12%).

St Philip's Catholic Primary School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 28 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station, about 800 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bush Avenue (after), 180 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Philip's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 562 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Sandwell (306), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Philip's Catholic Primary School issued 17 suspensions, 7.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Philip's Catholic Primary School are Windsor Olympus Academy (0.7 miles), Shireland Collegiate Academy (0.8 miles), Holyhead School (0.9 miles) and Sandwell Academy (1 mile).