St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Dartmouth Avenue, Walsall, WS3 1SP
296 pupils · 103% of 288 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Free school meals
- 24%
Ofsted
Improved significantly (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Improved significantly” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 18 December 2024, published 16 January 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 88% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 24% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.3 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 39 | 51 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 47 | 74 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 35 | 53 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 42 | 65 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 43 | 62 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 35 | 60 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 51 | 75 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 37 | 66 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Edgar Stammers Primary Academy 0.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Goldsmith Primary Academy 0.9 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- North Walsall Primary Academy 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Sunshine Academy 1.4 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Butts Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.