Monmouth Drive, West Bromwich, West Midlands B71 2ST
10 reasons to choose St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, West Bromwich
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St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, West Bromwich has a Schoolsmith Score® of 72. It is one of the best state primary schools in West Bromwich and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, West Bromwich is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 7 members of The St John Bosco Catholic Academy. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2012) inspection. It is one of the 10 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Sandwell LEA.
Average class size
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, West Bromwich has one class per year, and an average class size of 31 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, West Bromwich ranks in the top 5% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 13% of schools.
The St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, West Bromwich curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, West Bromwich
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, West Bromwich
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 5.30pm provided by an external contractor.
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