St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School

About St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School

St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School in Walsall holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025, though its previous inspection in 2013 awarded it Outstanding. The school's strongest academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stands at 77 per cent. That is well above the Walsall local authority average of 61 per cent and places the school 10th out of 58 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the top 25 per cent nationally. In individual subjects, 90 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in maths, with an average scaled score of 109, while reading and writing expected rates were 83 per cent and 87 per cent respectively. The school also performs strongly at the higher standard, with 17 per cent of pupils reaching that level across all three subjects.

Ofsted's breakdown shows the school's early years provision was rated Outstanding, while quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management were all judged Good. The school has 235 pupils on roll, slightly above its official capacity of 210, and 19 per cent are eligible for free school meals. Parent View responses from 35 parents between September 2024 and September 2025 were overwhelmingly positive: 94 per cent agreed or strongly agreed their child is happy, and 97 per cent felt their child is safe. On behaviour, 91 per cent agreed the school ensures pupils are well behaved, and 89 per cent said the school has high expectations for their child. The school's recommendation rate from parents is 86 per cent.

The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 academic year, with 88 applications for 30 places and 41 first-preference applications resulting in 29 offers. Facilities include a gymnasium, sports hall, sensory room, ICT suite, library, chapel and playing fields. Sports on offer include cricket, athletics, football, swimming, tennis and cross country, while clubs range from chess and choir to science, film and book clubs. The school provides nursery provision and supports pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and other difficulties or disabilities. This is a Catholic primary that suits families prioritising strong academic outcomes relative to the local area, a clear faith character, and a school where parents report high levels of satisfaction with both pastoral care and academic expectations.

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