St John Bosco Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · West Bromwich, Sandwell
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.339 miles
Published by Sandwell Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School is a primary school in West Bromwich, Sandwell for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 10 June 2025. Sandwell has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St John Bosco 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 | 0.339 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.339 miles away, the 4th shortest of 22 Sandwell primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception last distances have swung sharply, most of all from 2025 to 2026; the 2026 figure was further than 2025's and about the same as 2024's.
- For Reception 2026 there were 38 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families and 8 first-choice families (21%) were not offered a place.
- 83% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Sandwell.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sandwell schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Monmouth Drive, West Bromwich, B71 2ST
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Sandwell
- Pupils on roll
- 244 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 10 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are, rightly, incredibly proud to be part of this nurturing, inclusive school which is at the very heart of the community it serves.”
- “They enjoy attending each day and living up to the high expectations set by the school.”
- “Behaviour across school is exemplary.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 June 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) | 83% | 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: 38 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 Sandwell.
- Hateley Heath Academy 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Moorlands Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- All Saints CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hall Green Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harvills Hawthorn Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Pennyhill Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hargate Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published