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St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School

URN
104232
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School
URN
104232
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

71 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

70

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

60

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#28 of 79 schools in Walsall

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

School Compass Parent Report

Your decision briefing for St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
14 May 2025
Inspection date
1 April 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 14 May 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 14 May 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

30

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

88

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

30

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.93×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Walsall
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Walsall)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.st-marymount.walsall.sch.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Walsall to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

83.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

83.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

83.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

73.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

WS1 3AY - Jesson Road, Walsall, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
Jesson Road, Walsall, West Midlands
Postcode
WS1 3AY
Phone
1922720711
Website
www.st-marymount.walsall.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Walsall
Local authority code
335

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 267 schools in Walsall.

Authority statistics

Total schools

267

Open schools

134

Closed schools

133

Primary schools

179

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 14 May 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 14 May 2025

  • Early years

    Outstanding

    Graded 14 May 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    14 May 20251 April 2025S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 14 May 2025
    • Inspection

      Published
      14 May 2025
      Inspected
      1 April 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    34.1%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 29

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    40

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary179 (69.1%)
    • Secondary40 (15.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other40 (15.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Queen Mary's Grammar School320 mSecondaryClosed
    Queen Mary's Grammar School320 mSecondaryOpen
    Mayfield Preparatory School343 mNot applicableOpen
    Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School536 mPrimaryOpen
    Whitehall Junior Community School582 mPrimaryOpen
    Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School595 mPrimaryOpen
    Blue Coat Church of England Academy645 mSecondaryOpen
    Blue Coat Church of England Comprehensive School A Performing Arts Specialist College645 mSecondaryClosed
    Caldmore Primary Academy670 mPrimaryOpen
    Caldmore Village Primary School670 mPrimaryClosed
    • Queen Mary's Grammar School
      Distance
      320 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Queen Mary's Grammar School
      Distance
      320 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Mayfield Preparatory School
      Distance
      343 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School
      Distance
      536 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Walsall)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey Primary SchoolPrimaryWS3 2RPClosed
    Abbey Primary SchoolPrimaryWS3 2RPOpen
    Albion Road Junior SchoolPrimaryWV13 1NFClosed
    All Saints National AcademyPrimaryWS3 3LPOpen
    Allens Rough Primary SchoolPrimaryWV12 5XBClosed
    • Abbey Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WS3 2RP
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbey Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WS3 2RP
      Status
      Open
    • Albion Road Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WV13 1NF
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints National Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WS3 3LP
      Status
      Open
    • Allens Rough Primary School
    Whitehall Junior Community School
    Distance
    582 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School
    Distance
    595 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Blue Coat Church of England Academy
    Distance
    645 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Blue Coat Church of England Comprehensive School A Performing Arts Specialist College
    Distance
    645 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Caldmore Primary Academy
    Distance
    670 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Caldmore Village Primary School
    Distance
    670 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    WV12 5XB
    Status
    Closed