St John Bosco Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Outstanding Jun 10 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Unique reference
- 148535
- Address
- Monmouth Drive, B71 2ST
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 246 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.7%
- Girls
- 42.3%
- First language not English
- 32.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.8%
- Persistent absence
- 9.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
White British 28.9%
Other White 19.9%
Indian 14.6%
African 11.8%
Mixed 9.8%
Caribbean 4.9%
Other Asian 4.5%
Other Black 3.7%
Pakistani 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage2.1
WritingWell above average3.3
MathsWell above average4.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 81%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 19%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 15 9 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 15 4 11 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 17 13 |
| Year 1 | 30 21 9 |
| Year 2 | 32 21 11 |
| Year 3 | 29 15 14 |
| Year 4 | 32 13 19 |
| Year 5 | 30 18 12 |
| Year 6 | 30 22 8 |