St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Walsall
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Walsall Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2014–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Walsall for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 18 December 2024. Walsall has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2015 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2014 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 39 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 1.3 first choices per offer, the 6th highest of 74 Walsall primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 88% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 24% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In Reception 2026, 30 offers went to first-choice families and 9 first-choice families (23%) were not offered a place.
- 23% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Walsall is 56.7%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Walsall schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Dartmouth Avenue, Coalpool, Walsall, WS3 1SP
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Walsall
- Pupils on roll
- 296 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 18 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish in this caring and inclusive school.”
- “The school's culture promotes a strong sense of community, where pupils from diverse cultures and backgrounds learn together in harmony.”
- “Pupils behave exceptionally well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 88% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 39 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Walsall.
- Edgar Stammers Primary Academy 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Goldsmith Primary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- North Walsall Primary Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sunshine Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Butts Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Croft Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leamore Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published